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iChief

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Jun 19, 2004
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Hi there, does any one know how to import CSVs into Address Book? I've got a Palm Pilot and it will only allow me to export CSVs, ABAs and TAB files. Address Book only allows you to import TSVs and vCards.

Thanks guys.
 

kgarner

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Yeah, just use iSync it works great and you won't have to mess with all the file formats.
 

iChief

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Jun 19, 2004
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Thanks for your replies guys. I can't use iSync because my PDA is ancient, man. Bit like myself, hehe. It's like version 2.0 or something - all it's got is infra-red and of the course the HotSync cradle. That's the reason it only exports ABAs, CSVs and TAB files. I've sorted the problem anyways - I used some freeware called Address Book Importer 1.2.3. and it worked a treat.
Also, I heard that there were some issues with Palm not working so well with OS X, is that true?
 

kgarner

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iChief said:
Also, I heard that there were some issues with Palm not working so well with OS X, is that true?
mine works fine (palm v. 4.1 I believe). Haven't noticed any hiccups or anything.
 

iChief

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Jun 19, 2004
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This is kind of related to the thread but in a different vein - I've successfully imported my contacts into Address Book but now it won't let me export them - grrr! I can see Export vCard under File but it's greyed out, why would that be? Also, the Save Changes is greyed out too. I don't get it - I'm sure they were okay before I started.
 

superbovine

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iChief said:
This is kind of related to the thread but in a different vein - I've successfully imported my contacts into Address Book but now it won't let me export them - grrr! I can see Export vCard under File but it's greyed out, why would that be? Also, the Save Changes is greyed out too. I don't get it - I'm sure they were okay before I started.

ok...i had this problem too, but i have a PC. i went to my PC and open address book that XP comes with, imported the CVS then exported all the vCards. after that, i copied over to my PB and imported them. there might be some software do that, i thought about writing some software to do it, but i got lazy. if you don't have a PC, you probably have one at work or a friend does. just make sure you delete the contacts before you leave.
 
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