[K12OSN] evolution

[bear2bar at netscape.net]

Hi Gavin,

Thanks for the info however there are some obstacles !!
1) Evo 1.4 does not have an export function
2) In the process of upgrading my server from k12ltsp 4.1.1 to 4.2.1 it was destroyed I only have the content of the directories
3) The files in those dirs cannot be read/imported by evo 2.0.2

That said I did find a quick way of getting the contacts transferred.
1) Select all contacts in Evo 1.4
2) From "Actions" select Forward Contact
3) Send email to yourself
4) Retrieve attachment
5) In Evo 2.0.2 select import
6) From single file & point to attachment
7) Select vcard
8) And that's it !!!

I just wish the rest was as easy

norbert

Gavin Chester <sales at ecosolutions.com.au> wrote:

>On Sun, 2005-04-03 at 18:48 -0400, bear2bar at netscape.net wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> OK I give up how do you get data from evolution 1.4 on a k12ltsp 4.1.1 into anevolution 2.0.2 on a k12ltsp 4.2.1 ?
>> 
>> I've tried using the folders from 1.4 and copying data to 2.0.2 but the files art not in the same folders 
>> Also tried to upgrade 1.4 to 2.0.2 but that doesn't seem to be supported
>> 
>> Any quick solution would be appreciated
>> 
>> thks
>> norbert
>
>Sadly, no quick-quick solution.  There is an update wizard that is
>supposed to automagically recognise older version mboxs on first
>starting the new version, but that never worked well for me - it would
>always spit the dummy part way through and freeze.
>
>So, boring but true, you have to create matching sub-directories in your
>inbox according to how you had it before and import the old mail one
>directory at a time.  Same with other primary folders such as "sent".  
>
>The operation is: file > import, then choose "single file" and then
>point the wizard to the specific mbox file on your old
>partition/drive/home directory.  Repeat until done.  Boring, huh?  Has
>made me seriously think about running an imap server to be independent
>of these sort of email client problems (thanks for that suggestion Les
>M. and others).  
>
>You have the same steps with your old calendar and tasks, but your old
>address book is more problematic.  In that case, the general advice
>seems to be to export the whole lot from your old Evo version as a
>single vcard file.  Alternatively, you can export contacts as a csv file
>and hope that eventually you get the format of the fields just right -
>at least that is what people are complaining about here:     
>evolution at lists.ximian.com  Consider joining for specific help.
>
>    
>-- 
>Regards, 
>        Gavin Chester
>
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