On 7/15/04 6:36 PM, "Remo Del Bello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been experimenting with Entourage 2004's exporting features. I've > noticed that it creates package files, with exported items in folders > within. I've also noticed that Entourage uses standard formats for the > exported items (i.e. vCard for contacts, vCal for events, tasks and notes). > > I recall that in Entourage v.X, exporting a contact to a vCard by dragging > it to the Desktop didn't reportedly retain all information. Entourage 2004 > certainly seems to be much better about this since the exported vCard > contains categories and even the contacts photo. > > Is there any information that is *not* retained in Entourage 2004's vCard > export? I'm not sure changes were made. Entourage writes better than it reads. You're correct that almost all info is there. It did photos already in X, I believe. It still doesn't do categories or projects - which are not internet standards and would never transfer to other programs anyway. If you're seeing "categories: Something" that's probably from the Notes (where I suspect that one of my scripts put it.) Notes export of course. All custom fields export, properly numbered and are imported back in to the correct fields. Same with custom dates, birthday, anniversary. Astrology sign is the only thing omitted (who cares) - I'm sure it's not an internet standard and wouldn't be understood elsewhere. Many of the more obscure fields are prefaced "X-" which probably means "proprietary, non-standard", and other apps may skip these if they don't have the same fields. OK, here's the problem: custom phones. If I remember correctly, phone types other than the basic standard types (home, work, work fax, and a few others) did not used to have descriptive types, They were just "tel:(555) 234-5678 without a "type=value;", I think. I might be wrong. Now every single phone has its type listed, and it looks right in the vCard: tel;type=home:(555) 682-3186 tel;type=home:(555) 682-5678 tel;type=work:(555) 893-7299 x1111 tel;type=work:(555) 893-7299 x1112 tel;type=work;type=fax:(555) 893-7194 tel;type=cell:(555) 234-5678 tel;type=assistant:(805) 234-5678 tel;type=custom:(555) 682-8888 tel;type=custom:(805) 123-4567 But Entourage is still butchering the types when it imports its own vCards , It shoves all the custom phones , as well as Assistant, into any vacant spots among the standard types, or at least fills the empty spots willy-nilly in its own order. . It moved my two custom phones (called "Other" and "Custom 3") and "Assistant" into Home Fax , Pager and Main respectively. It shouldn't be doing that with its own named fields. -- Paul Berkowitz MVP Entourage Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html> AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/> PLEASE always state which version of Entourage you are using - **2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise. -- 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/>
