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Can't import vcard version 3 into address book

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  • Amsa ta ƙarshe daga Gnospen

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I exported my contacts from my web-based ISP's email as a VCARD.vcf (version 3) file - which is the only option my ISP provides for exporting contacts - but when I try to import that file into Thunderbird's Address book, none of the fields are populated.

I exported my contacts from my web-based ISP's email as a VCARD.vcf (version 3) file - which is the only option my ISP provides for exporting contacts - but when I try to import that file into Thunderbird's Address book, none of the fields are populated.

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Take the example from Wikipedia not from my answer. I also loose crlf when copying from my answer, something changes and doesn't import.

There are key -words for fields like N: EMAIL: somehow it shouldn't be to hard to use a script to search for those words and insert a CRLF before. That i if your provider doesn't want to check it up.

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Try importing with this add-on:

https://freeshell.de//~kaosmos/morecols-en.html

In Address Book, Tools/MoreFunctionsForAddressBook/Actions for contacts/Import vCard/vcf

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I tried that, and no luck.

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Have to ask the obvious: did you close and re-open Address Book? Often, imported address books only show up correctly after doing this.

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Yes, I'm aware of that, but it still didn't work. Sadly I don't think that it supports Vcard version 3.0 imports... I do have a workaround, and that is to use a Vcard to CSV conversion utility, and then I can import the CSV file, but am limited to 20 Kb for the Vcard file.

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The add-on webpage mentions support for vCard 3, but it still may not work if your ISP's vCard is 'non-compliant'.

A quick search found this utility that has an 8 MB limit:

http://labs.brotherli.ch/vcfconvert/

Try LDIF format (native TB format), too.

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According to my ISP, the Vcard is compliant, and that is the only option they provide for exporting contacts. Thanks for your suggestions.

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My MoreFunctionsForAddressBook imports ( and exports) vcards version 3.

Open your .vcf file in a text-viewer. Each record should have this structure with unused fields not showing, from Wikipedia

BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Gump;Forrest;;Mr. FN:Forrest Gump ORG:Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. TITLE:Shrimp Man PHOTO;VALUE=URL;TYPE=GIF:http://www.example.com/dir_photos/my_photo.gif TEL;TYPE=WORK,VOICE:(111) 555-1212 TEL;TYPE=HOME,VOICE:(404) 555-1212 ADR;TYPE=WORK:;;100 Waters Edge;Baytown;LA;30314;United States of America LABEL;TYPE=WORK:100 Waters Edge\nBaytown\, LA 30314\nUnited States of America ADR;TYPE=HOME:;;42 Plantation St.;Baytown;LA;30314;United States of America LABEL;TYPE=HOME:42 Plantation St.\nBaytown\, LA 30314\nUnited States of America EMAIL;TYPE=PREF,INTERNET:forrestgump@example.com REV:2008-04-24T19:52:43Z END:VCARD

You can make a test-file with this (above) text and import it.

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My Vcard has the same fields, etc... the only difference is that in my version, there are no CRLFs. I tried creating a new Vcard file using the above example, and it did not import either. Perhaps I need some other Add-on? I do have MoreFunctionsForAddressBook 0.7.3 and Lightning 4.0.3 as my only Add-Ons.

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Zaɓi Mafita

Take the example from Wikipedia not from my answer. I also loose crlf when copying from my answer, something changes and doesn't import.

There are key -words for fields like N: EMAIL: somehow it shouldn't be to hard to use a script to search for those words and insert a CRLF before. That i if your provider doesn't want to check it up.