Export GMail contacts to Thunderbird

Hi all,

I want to export my GMail contacts to Thunderbird. However,
there is a
problem with the csv I get when I use GMail's export
function: one
contact uses multiple lines, and Thunderbird does not
understand that
format. That's logical: a csv has normal one record one each
line, and
not multiple lines per record.
So, my question is: how can I import the contacts in
Thunderbird?

(PS Outlook does not understand it either)


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Are you exporting as Outlook CSV or GMail CSV?
https://mail.google.com/support/bin/ans
wer.py?answer=24911&topic=1530

It sounds like you might be using GMail CSV.  Try using
Outlook CSV as
that should be a standard format any program can accept.

On 7/24/07, Ernst <ernst.blaauwgmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I want to export my GMail contacts to Thunderbird.
However, there is a
> problem with the csv I get when I use GMail's export
function: one
> contact uses multiple lines, and Thunderbird does not
understand that
> format. That's logical: a csv has normal one record one
each line, and
> not multiple lines per record.
> So, my question is: how can I import the contacts in
Thunderbird?
>
> (PS Outlook does not understand it either)
>
>
> >
>

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Well, that's the problem: Also Outlook CSV does not work.
And as the
file has multiple lines per record, Thunderbird and Outlook
cannot
import them.

On Jul 25, 6:32 am, "Zack (Doc)" <z...tnan.net> wrote:
> Are you exporting as Outlook CSV or GMail CSV?https://mail.google.com/support/bin/ans
wer.py?answer=24911&topic=1530
>
> It sounds like you might be using GMail CSV.  Try using
Outlook CSV as
> that should be a standard format any program can
accept.
>
> On 7/24/07, Ernst <ernst.bla...gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > I want to export my GMail contacts to Thunderbird.
However, there is a
> > problem with the csv I get when I use GMail's
export function: one
> > contact uses multiple lines, and Thunderbird does
not understand that
> > format. That's logical: a csv has normal one
record one each line, and
> > not multiple lines per record.
> > So, my question is: how can I import the contacts
in Thunderbird?
>
> > (PS Outlook does not understand it either)


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Well, I just looked again into the downloaded Outlook CSV
file, and I
see the problem: The multiple lines are caused by fields
with more
lines (like address). However, the field starts and ends
with ' " ',
so Thunderbird and Outlook should understand it. However,
they do not
seem to understand the new line belongs to the field, but
they assume
a new record starts.
Can someone tell me how to deal with this?

On Jul 25, 6:32 am, "Zack (Doc)" <z...tnan.net> wrote:
> Are you exporting as Outlook CSV or GMail CSV?https://mail.google.com/support/bin/ans
wer.py?answer=24911&topic=1530
>
> It sounds like you might be using GMail CSV.  Try using
Outlook CSV as
> that should be a standard format any program can
accept.
>
> On 7/24/07, Ernst <ernst.bla...gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > I want to export my GMail contacts to Thunderbird.
However, there is a
> > problem with the csv I get when I use GMail's
export function: one
> > contact uses multiple lines, and Thunderbird does
not understand that
> > format. That's logical: a csv has normal one
record one each line, and
> > not multiple lines per record.
> > So, my question is: how can I import the contacts
in Thunderbird?
>
> > (PS Outlook does not understand it either)


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Manually join the records, or submit a bug report at the
Firefox
Bugzilla to get it fixed for Firefox.

Fuzzy

On 7/25/07, Ernst <ernst.blaauwgmail.com> wrote:

> Well, I just looked again into the downloaded Outlook
CSV file, and I
> see the problem: The multiple lines are caused by
fields with more
> lines (like address). However, the field starts and
ends with ' " ',
> so Thunderbird and Outlook should understand it.
However, they do not
> seem to understand the new line belongs to the field,
but they assume
> a new record starts.
> Can someone tell me how to deal with this?

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How does one manually join the records?

Worth



On Jul 25, 8:55 am, "Fuzzy Logic" <fuzz...gmail.com> wrote:
> Manually join the records, or submit a bug report at
the Firefox
> Bugzilla to get it fixed for Firefox.
>
> Fuzzy
>
> On 7/25/07, Ernst <ernst.bla...gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Well, I just looked again into the downloaded
Outlook CSV file, and I
> > see the problem: The multiple lines are caused by
fields with more
> > lines (like address). However, the field starts
and ends with ' " ',
> > so Thunderbird and Outlook should understand it.
However, they do not
> > seem to understand the new line belongs to the
field, but they assume
> > a new record starts.
> > Can someone tell me how to deal with this?- Hide
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Open it in a decent editor and delete the hard newline.

Fuzzy

On 7/26/07, worthbannergmail.com <worthbannergmail.com> wrote:

> How does one manually join the records?
>
> Worth
>
> On Jul 25, 8:55 am, "Fuzzy Logic"
<fuzz...gmail.com> wrote:
> > Manually join the records, or submit a bug report
at the Firefox
> > Bugzilla to get it fixed for Firefox.
> >
> > Fuzzy
> >
> > On 7/25/07, Ernst <ernst.bla...gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Well, I just looked again into the downloaded
Outlook CSV file, and I
> > > see the problem: The multiple lines are
caused by fields with more
> > > lines (like address). However, the field
starts and ends with ' " ',
> > > so Thunderbird and Outlook should understand
it. However, they do not
> > > seem to understand the new line belongs to
the field, but they assume
> > > a new record starts.
> > > Can someone tell me how to deal with this?

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