On2/4/03 3:23 pm, Paul Berkowitz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 4/2/03 2:44 AM, "Jo David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I also wondered about this. >> >> Specifically during an abortive attempt to manage a (long) list of >> addresses, some included in the address book, in a mail group in an OE >> address book. The only way I found to do anything with multiple addresses >> is to individually copy and paste. The duplicate command might have helped >> but... >> >> If I export contacts, the best I seem to be able to get is a tabbed list of >> all contacts, ignoring the groups. >> >> Has anyone had any luck at copying, exporting or otherwise managing groups >> on their own? I'm really not looking forward to the individual copy, paste >> routine for such a long list (300+ and growing) I hope, one day, to move >> this mess into filemaker pro and whip it into shape. > > You should go to > > AppleScript Central <http://www.applescriptcentral.com/> > > and look through the OE scripts there. There is a pair of scripts by Allen > Watson - Export Group Addresses and Import Group Addresses - which export > (all groups) to a text file. You could import them from there to Excel or > FMP if you have them. There are four scripts of mine in a package - Group > Stuff - which will sort, list, print out, etc. your groups (one of them will > include other contact info too). Also there's Export Selected Contacts OE-OE > script for exporting just your own selecton of contacts.
WooHoo! (in a Homer voice) Thanks Paul. I'd pretty much resigned myself to the long haul but it sounds like that will do the trick. Jo (grateful evermore) -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To search the archives: <http://athena.doe.com> Unofficial Outlook Express Page: <http://www.macemail.com/oe/>
