On 08/16/2012 05:30 PM, zxq9 wrote:
> On 08/17/2012 03:41 AM, Todd And Margo Chester wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> SL 6.2, x64
>>
>> I am looking for a simple contacts manager. I like
>> "Contacts", but I can not figure out how to import my
>> CSV contacts list from Windows into it.
>>
>> "Contacts" will "supposedly" import a VCF, but I can
>> not figure out how to translate a CSV into a VCF.
>> And, if I am not mistaken, isn't a VCF one record at
>> a time, not a whole address book?
>>
>> Do you guys have a favorite simple contact manager/address
>> book that will import a CSV?
>
> CSV can mean anything, so there is no universal way to import a CSV file
> (it just means that each field is separated by a comma, but there is no
> way to tell what order the fields are in).
>
> What program exported the CSV file from Windows?
> If the CSV isn't very complicated then it wouldn't be too hard to put a
> script together to convert your data, and there probably already is a
> tool for that floating around somewhere.

The CSV came from Lotus Smart Suite Address Book.  The headers, after
I turned the database into a CSV, look like this:

0		xFirst Name	xLast Name	xTitle	xJob Title	xCompany Name	xStreet 
Address	xCity	xState	xZip	xCountry/Region	xPhone 
xExtension	xFax	xEmail						yStreet Address	yCity	yState	yZip 
yCountry/Region	yPhone		yFax	yEmail

But, I can make the headers anything I want.

My big issue is how to import VCF into Contacts.  Or, dump Contacts
for something more import friendly.

And, I though VCF was one record at a time.

I have tried changing the headers to Outlook's and using "csv2vcard",
but I only get a single VCF record with no data, just VCF tags.

I suppose if I can not find anything better than Contacts, I could
crack Contacts database directly and create a new database for Contacts.
But what a pain in the neck.

Thank you for the help,
-T