Is there a script available that will do that? -- Howard
> From: Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 07:50:47 -0700 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Moving Notes > > On or near 6/28/04 5:42 AM, Howard Holtzman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > >> Because Entourage has a lack of custom fields I store a lot of information >> in the Contact Notes. Does anyone know the best way to move that info to a >> data base program where it could be put into fields so that I could sort and >> find specific pieces of data. >> >> Using Entourage 2004 on a PowerMac G4 and OS 10.3.4 > > First, you are aware that there _are_ eight custom fields plus two custom > date fields, right? I assume that's not enough for you? > > If that is the case, the best way I can think of to move the data from notes > to a database (like FileMaker Pro, or perhaps your needs are simple enough > that something like iData Pro ($70, <http://www.idata2.com/status.html>) can > handle it all. What you'll need to do is to export the data into a > tab-delimited text file (tabs separating each field). > > To accomplish that, you will have to format the data in the Notes in a > consistent way. For example (using fields I'm sure you have elsewhere, but > so what, you get the idea): > > First Name: Allen > Last Name: Watson > Email1: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Address1: 123 Main Street > > Note that each field is on a separate line. If you do this, you could easily > write a script that would extract the information and turn each Return into > a Tab, with returns between each Note's record. If you wanted to go directly > into FMP or iData Pro (not sure the latter is scriptable), the script could > parse the field names and data, and construct the FMP record for you. > > > > > -- > 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/> > -- 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/>
