on 1/11/02 6:20pm, Allen Watson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Maybe, maybe not. I know I was able to import my CONTACTS from Palm Desktop > when I first installed Entourage; there is an option on import to select > Palm Desktop. So, I was thinking I could do the same with calendar and todo > items. However...now that I think about it...I'm not sure those import. > Also, apparently Palm has change the database format somewhat for OS X (they > talk about "importing" the data rather than just copying the database > files), so perhaps Entourage won't be able to import anything at all > directly. It remains to be tried by someone... > > I'm quite sure one could export contacts into a tab-delimited text file and > then, with some effort, import that into the other program--in either > direction. But as far as syncing, or partial transfers of updated contacts, > I'm not so sure. I just experimented. I read somewhere that you could use > .vcf files to transfer contact info, and you can. In either app, drag a > contact to the desktop. Result: a .vcf file. Now, with the other app open, > drag the file to its dock icon. Result: contact is added to the other app. > Don't know what happens in case of duplication (does it update, replace, or > duplicate)? Try it and see. >
Problem with .vcf files on the PD side, that I have encountered. PD will only import one vcf at a time. Drop a selection of several, and it only imports one of them. Not good when Entourage has ~400 entries in the Contacts section. > As for calendar events. Well, PD allows exporting of all four kinds of data > to tab-delimited files. Paul has written scripts to export/import almost > everything (he's still working on them) but when done, I presume some combo > of PD's very thorough exporting and Paul's scripts would allow us to > transfer almost everything, if direct importing isn't possible into > Entourage (which is the only direction I am concerned about). And the > scripts plus PD's importing functions (from tab-delimited files) would be > the only way I can think of to get data from Entourage to PD. > I'm stuck wanting to go the other way. My Palm Vx battery died on me, and I am currently stuck without a way to get data from Entourage X into my Palm (or Palm Desktop). I would love to get all four sections (Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes) transferred, but could live with just Contacts and Calendar until the conduit is finished. Any hope of getting AppleScript to do this? -- <>< Ken Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pcisys.net/~kscott This is the day that the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it -- Psalm 118:24 -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
