make this not happen, and I've done everything
J> up to and including removing all records of the individual and
J> rebuilding their BBDB record by hand. Every time I get to having a
J> phone and an address for Home and for Office, I get two different
J> Palm-side records. How d
> "J" == Jack Twilley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
J> I'm new to SyncBBDB and PilotManager, and I have a few questions.
J> I've forgotten how to hide certain fields from display. I'd love
J> to make "pilot-id" go away. Can someone tell me what I need to
J> tweak?
J> Also, I have a record th
> "AL" == Alex Lancaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AL> I have inconsistencies in ordering of records in my BBDB buffer
AL> (which also translates into the same order inconsistencies when I
AL> use bbdb-print).
AL> Short of sending my entire .bbdb file, I'll give an excerpt (with
AL> contac
Hi all,
I recently upgraded my bbdb to 2.32, and I noticed a significant
lossage for me. In Kodak we have wonderful e-mail addresses like:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] I had written a bbdb-create-hook that
would query our LDAP server and fill in the bbdb record with useful
information (like the real n
> "RF" == Robert Fenk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RF> On Monday, August 6 2001 10:15:30, Colin Rafferty wrote: [...]
>> I hate changing names just for the sake of changing names.
RF> Well me too, but they are not just changed for the sake of
RF> changing names, but also for minor functionali
> "DG" == David S Goldberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DG> I want a full listing, in multiple lines, minus a couple fields.
DG> Robert's patch does this. bbdb-elided-display does not.
>> Yes, it does...
DG> [...]
DG> Thanks! Is that new in the 2.3* versions?
I don't think so, but
> "LC" == Laura Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> "Ronan" == Ronan Waide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Ronan> Aha. You didn't read what I said. Get a /recent/ version of the
Ronan> source, i.e. the version that's somewhere on
Ronan> plucker.gnu-designs.com, and build that. Or do perl Ma
> "KG" == Kai Großjohann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
KG> Until recently, we used JWZ's bbdb-pilot.el to transfer addresses
KG> from BBDB to the Pilot. Now we have upgraded from BBDB 2.00 to
KG> 2.32, and that file doesn't work anymore.
KG> Have you got a suggestion what to do? Is there a n
> "HP" == Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
HP> This is probably easy to do but so far has eluded me.
HP> I find when creating new entries, getting to the phone section,
HP> bbdb prompts me for `Location', and as long as I keep giving
HP> `locations' I can add more phone numbers or fa
> "PF" == patrick finerty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
PF> hi, i just installed the latest release (2.32). BBDB still wants
PF> to change names such "Patrick J. Finerty" to "Patrick J Finerty"
PF> (note the missing '.' after the middle initial).
PF> additionally, when encountering a new perso
> "RW" == Ronan Waide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RW> On February 21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>> Is there a way to make bbdb-complete-name complete on AKA's and
>> Company name's?
RW> Hmm, you can also do a bbdb-search and then just press 'm' on the
RW> appropriate record. Not quite the sam
> "RW" == Ronan Waide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RW> [developer question, stop here if you're not familiar with bbdb
RW> internals!] Anyone know offhand what I break by taking the
RW> company name out of BBDB's hashtable?
Well, I ran into this when doing the 'duplicate-record' stuff.
> "RW" == Ronan Waide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RW> On February 21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>> So you actually have someone with the same _complete_ name as a
>> Company? Weird! :)
RW> Well, it's not that. I have two or three people who work for
RW> Stepstone in my BBDB. When I get email
>> >>>>> "YF" == Yair Friedman (Jerusalem) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
YF> Is there a function that enables me searching for possibly
YF> duplicate records such as same name or same net address ?
PCP> Thomas E Deweese <[EMAIL PROTEC
> "YF" == Yair Friedman (Jerusalem) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
YF> Is there a function that enables me searching for possibly
YF> duplicate records such as same name or same net address ?
M-x bbdb-show-duplicates
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> "AS" == Alex Schroeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AS> At the moment, there is no way to revert to the old file format
AS> except for backups... :)
Well, it isn't included in the standard BBDB distribution but the
Perl bbdb package that is included with the SyncBBDB package is able
t
Hi all,
This message is to announce the release of SyncBBDB 2.3.
http://home.rochester.rr.com/tsdeweese/SyncBBDB.html
SyncBBDB is a Palm Pilot synchronization conduit that works with
Pilot Manager (it can also be used stand alone), to synchronize your
Pilot's Address Book with the Insid
> "RW" == Ronan Waide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RW> On November 27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>> Is there a new BBDB version associated? EG: 2.3
>>
>> If it's still 2.2 it makes it hard for me to make it clear what
>> SyncBBDB works with and what it doesn't (it works with 2.2 but not
>> the
> "RW" == Ronan Waide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RW> Okay, I've been using Alex's code for the last week without
RW> apparent harm, so I've commited it to CVS. Please note that this
RW> updates the database layout again, so programs like SyncBBDB,
RW> etc. will be affected.
Is there a n
> "AG" == Arcady Genkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AG> The syncs go well, and I got my .bbdb into the Palm. However,
AG> some common fields from the .bbdb didn't find their way into the
AG> palm's address book.
Glad to hear this... :)
AG> For example, *some* phone numbers' modifiers w
> Ronan:
>> Realistically speaking, you need 2.2 for syncing with anything more
>> than a trivial Pilot addressbook, for the simple reason that 2.2
>> allows you to have multiple records with the same name (just like
>> the Pilot) where as 2.00.06 requires you to do some heuristic
>> merging/spli
> "AL" == Alex Lancaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> "KG" == Kai Großjohann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
KG> 2.2 will help with syncing with a Palm, and all my colleages (and
KG> I) have one, now.
> "JK" == Jochen Küpper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AL> I'm currently using the (almo
Hi all,
While I'm adding things to my BBDB to-do list (after better zip
handling) I was wondering what people thought about being more
aggressive when adding names to the name hash (used for things like
name completion etc...).
So currently if you have a record:
Thomas E. DeWeese
I
> "DG" == David S Goldberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DG> A look through the manuals indicates that zip codes are either an
DG> integer if "american", which I presumably have set, or a list of
DG> strings if "non-american" which I apparently want to have set
DG> (much as I set bbdb-north-ame
> "DG" == David S Goldberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DG> So I've finally got 2.2 running the way I want, and I just tried out
DG> the syncBBDB which worked quite well other than the inevitable
DG> duplicate records. While cleaning them out I notice that any zip code
DG> I've got that start
This is to officially announce the release of SyncBBDB-2.1.
Main Web Page:
http://home.rochester.rr.com/tsdeweese/SyncBBDB.html
Primary improvements from 1.x:
* Creates a Pilot Address Book record for each Address location that a
BBDB record contains.
* User can specify how to map vario
> "AK" == Arnd Kohrs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> "Kevin" == Kevin Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Kevin> [Did I miss the beginning of this ?]
AK> I guess, I forwarded parts a personal reply from Thomas
My bad, after a dozen years doing email, I still regularly mess
this up...
>>>>> "tkld" == Kevin Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>>>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Thomas E Deweese
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Thomas> Is is possible you have a local copy of bbdb-search-simple?
tkld>
bbdb-search-simple is now returning something
>>> different from before.
>>> Wrong type argument: arrayp,
>>> (["Thomas E." "Deweese" nil "Kodak" ...
>>> ["Thomas E. Deweese" nil # nil]])
>>>>> In
This is getting pretty off topic for bbdb-info. If you have more
SyncBBDB specific questions please direct them to me directly.
> "KD" == Kevin Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
KD> Just downloaded [SyncBBCB] and tried it. I started uising
KD> PilotManager last week
KD> But it do
> "RW" == Ronan Waide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RW> On July 5, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>> Do people have opinions on what they think the 'ideal' system
>> would be? For what it's worth, I'm not overly attached to my conduit
RW> - My BBDB runs constantly from when I log in to when I log ou
> "RW" == Ronan Waide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RW> Just to poke my oar in here; There should, in CVS, be a big chunk of
RW> code for merging/syncing any old bbdb into your regular bbdb.
I'd like to start some sort of architectural discussion on this
topic. Over the long US holiday I
> "MH" == Michael Hanke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MH> Hi, I have problems with the mechanism posters are matched against
MH> the bbdb database. People have sometimes the same realnames though
MH> they are different persons.
MH> As I use the bbdb-auto-notes things in Gnus, I find friends of
>>>>> "MH" == Mikael Hedin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Thomas E Deweese writes:
>
MH> When using bbdb-create-internal, I can insert the same entry
MH> several times, but later when I use bbdb, it bails out with
MH> "Duplicate entries in
> "MH" == Mikael Hedin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MH> I am brand new to the list, so I just hope this is not something
MH> old. When using bbdb-create-internal, I can insert the same entry
MH> several times, but later when I use bbdb, it bails out with
MH> "Duplicate entries in the database
>>>>> "DD" == Dinesh Dutt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DD> Thomas E Deweese writes:
>> >>>>> "RB" == Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: current
>> thinking is that along with the Pilot record-id it should track
uot;correctly". Perhaps
RW> snagging the pilot's record ID might be of use to help this
RW> process.
RB> Thomas E Deweese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> This is definitly doable.
RB> I'd suspect that in order to do really nice merging you'd need
> "PR" == Peter Riocreux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
PR> If we are talking wholesale reforms here, we ought to move away
PR> from the name being the primary index key first I would have
PR> thought, to allow multiple identical names in the DB.
This is or will be done shortly. It still
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