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<blockquote data-quote="NanoBite" data-source="post: 385476" data-attributes="member: 13565"><p>Guess what GulfVetSAF? That link you posted took me to the exact same <span style="color: Red"><strong><em>AddressBook2CSVExporter.app</em></strong></span> that I found for you ... why my link is a dud is wierd cos I always check my links in the preview post view before submiting my replies ...</p><p></p><p>As to why my 1st script failed ... I can only hazard a guess based on my observations when I tested both methods:</p><p></p><p>* In the 1st method, an AppleScript ran, launching my AddressBook and TextEdit and writing my Contacts to file, but I was only able to save it as a .txt file instead of the promised .csv file. Gmails Import Contact option didn't recognise the .txt file so it failed to import any contacts.</p><p></p><p>* In the 2nd method, the application I downloaded produced a abcxv.csv file with a NeoOffice icon on it. Gmail successfully imported all my contacts this time.</p><p></p><p>A .csv file looks similiar to a Microsoft Excel file, with lots of data entered into tables so NeoOffice was the only app I had installed that could produce this file. </p><p></p><p>From this I am left wondering if I was able to set NeoOffice as the default App to launch instead of TextEdit - then the AppleScript would probably work. TextEdit doesn't appear to be able to save to .csv, so there's no point in it launching IMHO. I don't know how to modify an AppleScript, or if it's even possible.</p><p></p><p>That script BTW was originally intended to import AddressBook Contacts into Mozilla Thunderbird, an OpenSource Email Client. I thought it would also work with Gmail<em> (they both need .csv files before they can import the Contacts)</em>, but have since discovered that it doesn't and I'm not savvy enough to know the exact reason so I'm just guessin'.</p><p></p><p>It all worked out for the better in the end so it's all good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NanoBite, post: 385476, member: 13565"] Guess what GulfVetSAF? That link you posted took me to the exact same [COLOR="Red"][B][I]AddressBook2CSVExporter.app[/I][/B][/COLOR] that I found for you ... why my link is a dud is wierd cos I always check my links in the preview post view before submiting my replies ... As to why my 1st script failed ... I can only hazard a guess based on my observations when I tested both methods: * In the 1st method, an AppleScript ran, launching my AddressBook and TextEdit and writing my Contacts to file, but I was only able to save it as a .txt file instead of the promised .csv file. Gmails Import Contact option didn't recognise the .txt file so it failed to import any contacts. * In the 2nd method, the application I downloaded produced a abcxv.csv file with a NeoOffice icon on it. Gmail successfully imported all my contacts this time. A .csv file looks similiar to a Microsoft Excel file, with lots of data entered into tables so NeoOffice was the only app I had installed that could produce this file. From this I am left wondering if I was able to set NeoOffice as the default App to launch instead of TextEdit - then the AppleScript would probably work. TextEdit doesn't appear to be able to save to .csv, so there's no point in it launching IMHO. I don't know how to modify an AppleScript, or if it's even possible. That script BTW was originally intended to import AddressBook Contacts into Mozilla Thunderbird, an OpenSource Email Client. I thought it would also work with Gmail[I] (they both need .csv files before they can import the Contacts)[/I], but have since discovered that it doesn't and I'm not savvy enough to know the exact reason so I'm just guessin'. It all worked out for the better in the end so it's all good. [/QUOTE]
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