Address Book & FileMaker

Does anyone know of a technique to transfer Address Book data into FileMaker?

Yes, that would be nice!
I Googled for this:
http://econtact.slade.de/en/index.php
and it looks interesting. In fact, I am going to try it!
Post back with results if you try it.

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Address Book - Filemaker sync

Is there a quick and easy way to export Addressbook contents to Filemaker? Using the latest version of Addressbook and FMP 6
ibook G4 14" Mac OS X (10.4.3)

If Filemaker can import a tab-delimited plain text file, you can use Address Book Exporter.

How to transfer address data from Filemaker on OS9 to address book on iMac?

I have thousands of name and address records on my old G4 stored in the Filemaker program. Is there a way I can get them into the Address Book on my new iMAC? Thanks.

Apple Addressbook supports tab delimited data according to this article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=AddressBook/4.0/en/ad808.html

Importing From Filemaker to Address Book to iPod errors - Help Please

I can export from Filemaker into Address book without any "obvious" problem.
When I synch the iPod, or swap iSynch.vcf file, the records show up but the first/main screen only shows the First Last Name but the rest of the fields are way down below, causing you to have to scroll 5 times to see it.
If I type in info into the address book it works fine. There is one single record that show up correctly, but that record is no different in the tab-delimited file (text tab text return)
I have tried exporting with various formats and methods, excel, vCard Creator, etc. I am importing "data" not name address phone, per se, a cd collection. However, it is not two words in a single field, nor a field that can't take text or numbers. What type of delimiter problems are there in the iPod contacts? Would one records field that overflows it's space and expands cause all the other to "expand" or Push out as well. Are Thanks

It's not so difficult. Export files in text (tab or comma). In the next field choose ASCII (DOS) in stead of MacIntosh. If you do so, it shouldn't be any problem with importing in Adressbook. Succes.

Filemaker 7 to Address Book 3.1.2 ?

Hello,
I am trying to import records from Filemaker 7 to Address Book 3.1.2 . It does not seem possible and I am seeking advice. I am soon upgrading to an intel Mac, however my aim is to not use Filemaker anymore, so I figured if I could get all my records into my current address book on my 10.3.9 system, then they would transfer via the migration assistant into the address book on the new intel Mac...
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I got vcard creator from www.macalerts.com.au and it worked, however address book is very, very quirky and s l o w!!!!

How to export Address Book to FileMaker Pro?

How to export Address Book to FileMaker Pro so mailing labels can be printed.
FileMaker Pro does a better job at a miniature address book.
Thanks!

@GeorgeBetty, I asume that Address Book's built in print functionality doesn't meet your needs. correct?
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2670577
The Soliant_vCard_Import_v1.1.fp7 file will come in handy someday... I've got that saved. Thanks BDAqua!

Copying addresses from Filemaker 5.5 or Word to Address Book

I used to have a fairly large database (600+) for a rare bone disease group. The list ran through my ISP. That list is no longer available because of a server switch. I need to move the names and e-mail addresses to Address Book so I can put them in a separate group for Mail. Can't figure out how to do it. I am using an iMac G5 running 10.5.8. Any help?

Have you tried exporting the database as an XML file with an XSL stylesheet to remove the quotes around the data fields? There's one here that is supposed to work: <http://fmforums.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/185588/post/245121/>.
If that doesn't work, you could export it as a CSV file, then open it with a text editor such as BBEdit, Smultron, or even TextEdit and use the Find and Replace feature to find all quotes and remove them. Then save the file, open Address Book and import it.

How do I export Address Book to text file?

I want to create a separate database for my professional contacts using Excel or Filemaker. Right now I have them all in Address Book. If I could just export my database as a tab-delimited text file.

The AB file
~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/AddressBook-v22.abcddb
is a SQLite3 database. You can extract data with
http://menial.co.uk/software/base/
or Firefox SQLite manager

Address Book fails to search

OK, I have reviewed other threads on Address Book problems and the solutions there have not helped. Here is the situation, and I can reproduce the results.
I am running OS X 10.7.2 on a MacBook and all was well. My address book has 935 contacts in it and yesterday it worked fine when I needed it. It is synced with iCloud. There have been no known changes in the environment in any recent weeks or days. Yesterday I installed FileMaker Pro - this has been the only change on this Mac in the past week or more.
Now when I try to use the search bar in the address book, the search returns nothing and the list view "freezes" on to one contact. The contact is highlighted but I am unable to select any other contact. I can use the up and down arrow to scroll the list, but only the one contact appears on the right pane.
If I delete the temp file in the Library files, then restart, some functionality might be restores - that is, i can scroll through the list, see different cards, etc. However, as soon as I use the search function, the "freeze" returns. Help!

The solutions above did NOT work for me, but I have a solution that did. The search field did not respond to typed letters that should narrow the contact list (i.e., typing "west" should narrow the entries to ones having "west" in them). Disabling iCloud syncing actually caused System Prefs to hang. Archiving, deleting all contacts, quitting AB, and then deleting the AddressBook-v22.abcddb files, did NOT solve the problem Interestingly, after doing the foregoing steps, I relaunched AB and typed a test contact, and confirmed that the search function worked. But after reimporting the archive, the same old issue recurred.
These steps fixed it: In my case this was not an iCloud problem, and I did not disable synching. Instead of archiving the AB, (1) I exported all the contacts (3,600) as a vCard, (2) deleted all the contacts, (3) quit AB, (4) deleted all three AddressBook-v22.abcddb files (there are several under subfolders in the Application Support>Address Book files), (5) logged out and back in again, and (6) imported the vCard with all my entries.
I think the importing of the vCards (as opposed to bringing back in the Archive, triggered re-indexing of the database. It is possible, however, that the additional step of loggin out and back in made a difference, as the AB database is contained in the user's home folder, and quitting and logging back on can clean up files in the user's folder. Because I did not disable iCloud syching, deleting all the contacts did delete them from the cloud and my devices. But they returned with proper synching after I imported the vCard back in.
Although the individual vCards do seem to have the info on which groups they belong to, this process did depopulate all my groups. So, if you have groups, and you want to keep them, you might try all the above steps but with an archive, rather than a vCard.
Derek

I Need to build a database/booking and dispatch system that intergrates with iCal, Address Book and all Apple device's What would be the best Way.

Hi
Can anyone give me some useful information on the best ways to design and build a database/booking & dispatch system that can be intergrated through ical, address book and available on my macbook, ipad & iphone and all accessed through icloud.
I started my own chauffuer Service a year ago as an independent. it's becoming a massive bore that most of my time is spent taking down information, checking if i am available for clients and with alot of diary checking and repeatative entries and email ping pong and invoicing, what i want to do is concerntrate on advertising and marketing and using my time off for R & R
What i would like to do is access my information in an app and automate most of the processes like
assigning the job to the client with intergration through iCal and Address Book
be able to email confirmation through mail with an invoice produced through numbers or excel
payment is already done through payleven mobile and must be done in person so i'd rather keep that seperate to all processes apart from a tick box to say it has been paid for.
I have been looking at all options FileMaker, Bento, Automator, Apple Script. to be frank im no expert and am a little confused as to what to do any advice would be greatly recieved.

Hi,
I would suggest that is going to be an involved and complex process.
I would personally look into some of the invoicing and time scheduling software available and see if any fit your needs.
Take a look here: http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/30/app-roundup-timekeeping-and-billing/
and here: http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/31/app-roundup-timekeeping-and-billing-part-ii-the-q uickening/
for starters.
Best wishes
John M

Mail and Address Book doesn't work together!!!

Since I converted addresses from Filemaker 7 to Address Book, the automatic fill in, in Mail doesn't work anymore.
The option: "fill in address automaticly" is active in the preference menu in Mail.
The problem feels not consequent, this means; some of the addresses are shown up in mail, others don't. I cannot find out where to search for the problem.
Who knows which file I can delete or any other solutions?????

You can check by dragging ~(YourHome)/Library/Preferences/com.apple.AddressBook.plist to the desktop. Then relaunch AddressBook.
You could do the same with "com.apple.Mail.plist" but it contains all email account settings and general mail preferences, so you will have to set up your account info again.
Also you might try deleting ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.AddressBook.
-mj
[email protected]
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Lion Server Address Book vs. iCloud

I'm happy with iCloud with only one, big exception: Address Book.
I have 5600+ entries (growing) and managing large groups with Adress Book/iCloud always gives me pain but I need to have my contacts library sinchronized between Mac-iPhone & iPad.
Therefore I am considering various solutions like Exchange, Google Contacts and using a mac mini with Lion Server for my contacts.
I'm very doubtful about it because buying such a new device only for managing my contacts sounds exxagerated for me but it's clear that the iCloud Address Book is not designed for large libraries.
My question: In this case, managing a large Address Book on Lion Server will REALLY give me a better service than iCloud?
Thank for comments/suggestions!

maybe you found a good solution for your company with FM2LDAP. Take a look at
www.dircard.net
You can manage your Contacts with Filemaker, and put it on your LDAP-Server. From here, you can acsess your contacts from anywhere. Also can you manage access-rights to your Contacts with Server ACLs.

Importing records into Address Book

I note the difficulties some have had importing records. I too am having problems. I'm trying to get my Filemaker databases into Address Book so that I can then move them to my iPod. Exporting from Filemaker is fine, and importing into Address Book appears to be. However on closer examination it isn't, as all the records have been imported but not all the fields in all the records. As the import isn't perfect, it's arguably useless.
Anyone else had this experience? Any suggestions as to where the problem lies? And has anyone found the best way to get Filemaker databases onto iPods?
Thanks.

If you open Address Book, click on Card menuitem and select Edit Template. This will show you what the current template is and what fields may be added to the template.
You can then edit the LDIF file when it's created to select only the desired export fields that will match the template.
I believe when you then import into Address Book you will have an opportunity to match up the corresponding fields. Been so long since I did this I don't remember.

Removing duplicates in Address Book...

Hi: In all the years I have used Address Book, the "Find & Combine Duplicate Cards" feature has never functioned, I repeat, has never functioned. It always freezes the program once it has completed the find and begins to combine duplicate cards. "Address Book Not Responding" is the message I always get in the "Force Quit" window -- which I indeed have to do. I always back up before I again try to use the feature hopeing it's been "fixed" via recent automatice updates which I always accept and install.
Please assist if possible. I would love to see that feature functional, especially now that I have an Iphone. I'm a consummate Filemaker user and find I must continue to maintain both Address Book and Filemaker records for my work which is a terrible inconvenience for we power users. One would hope that the Address Book database program soon becomes as sophisticated as our Macs and Iphones as it is the very basis of all our e communications systems. Regards - Scott Foster, Honolulu
OS 10.4.11
Machine Name: Power Mac G5
Machine Model: PowerMac7,3
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (3.1)
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 2.7 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Bus Speed: 1.35 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.2.4f1
Serial Number: G8534ALARU4

At this point I think you should get Applejack...
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19596
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15667
After installing, Reboot holding down CMD+s, (+s), then when the DOS like prompt shows, type in...
applejack AUTO
Then let it do all 5 of it's things.
The 5 things it does are...
Correct any Disk problems.
Repair Permissions.
Clear out Cache Files.
Repair/check several plist files.
Dump the VM files for a fresh start.
At least if it doesn't fix it, it'll eliminate a few questions.

Is there a way to import data into existing contacts in Address Book?

I want to import data from a .csv (for example) into existing address book entries. It would have to recognize and match the name, then recognize the new data and enter it.
Is that possible?
(Now that I think about it, maybe this can be done with Address Book's existing conflict resolution method (that compares similar entries and asks which to keep)…?)

I have answered my own question. I exported the data from a layout in FileMaker Pro containing the required fields as tab separated text. That produced a .tab file that Contacts wanted nothing to do with. However, when I changed the .tab in the file name to .txt, Contacts accepted it as a file to import (File/Import). I then identified the field in Contacts in which the data in each field in the txt file was to be placed and in it went! The trick was changing .tab to .txt in the name of the file exported by FileMaker Pro.

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