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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: is kab working (kdeutils ), i get a crash
From:       Cornelius Schumacher <schumacher () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-03-11 21:29:37
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On Monday 11 March 2002 17:52, Thorsten Schnebeck wrote:
> Am Montag, 11. März 2002 16:39 schrieb Cornelius Schumacher:
> > kab isn't compiled by default. It is not yet ported to the new
> > addressbook API (kdelibs/kabc). You probably called the old 2.x
> > kab. I don't know why this crashes. You can use KAddressbook as
> > replacement for kab.
>
> Can a 2.2.2-kab-user import its contacts in 3.0-kadressbook?
> IIRC they use different formats(?)

If you don't change your $KDEHOME (usually ~/.kde), all old data gets 
imported automatically when you log into KDE 3 for the first time. This 
also includes the data from the "traditional" addressbook of KMail.

If you use a new $KDEHOME for KDE 3 (e.g. ~/.kde3), you have to copy 
$(OLDKDEHOME)/share/apps/kab/addressbook.kab to the same location in 
your new $KDEHOME. If you used the traditional addressbook of KMail you 
have to copy the file $(OLDKDEHOME)/share/apps/kmail/addressbook to the 
new $KDEHOME.

You can import the old addressbooks either by calling kab2kabc from the 
command line or by using "File->Import KDE 2 Address Book" from 
KAddressbook. The import can be done multiple times, it will not create 
duplicate entries or overwrite any data.

If you encounter problems with the import of the old addressbook please 
let me know and I will try to fix them.

-- 
Cornelius Schumacher <schumacher@kde.org>
 
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