Data Import: From Microsoft Outlook (2003 Beta) to Ximian Evolution (1.2.2-5) - Calendar & Contact i

[Blasney]

I would like to export my contacts and calendaring information in MS
Outlook into a file which I can, in turn, import into Ximian Evolution.

Outlook gives me the ability to export into PST, CSV, XLS, and MBD
formats.

Ximian gives me the ability to import from LDIF, VCF, GCRD, ICS, MBX, and
MBOX files.

I thought that I would be able to export my outlook data into a CSV file
and then just tweak it into a format XIMIAN would understand but that
attempt didn't go as well as I hoped it would.

This article ->
http://www.ximian.com/support/manuals/evolution_14/c1827.html

suggests that you email your contacts to yourself and then import them
that way. That seems like a messy solution but I could try that. That
would only take care of my contacts. I need the calendar as well.

Has anyone a better suggestion for importing contacts and calendaring
information from MS Outlook into X Evolution?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Export your items to Outlook Express - then copy the resulting .mbx file to
Evolution. You may not get all of your data but it is a lot better than
mailing all of that stuff to yourself all over again.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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Having searched the archives,
Blasney <[email protected]> typed:
| I would like to export my contacts and calendaring information in MS
| Outlook into a file which I can, in turn, import into Ximian
| Evolution.
|
| Outlook gives me the ability to export into PST, CSV, XLS, and MBD
| formats.
|
| Ximian gives me the ability to import from LDIF, VCF, GCRD, ICS, MBX,
| and MBOX files.
|
| I thought that I would be able to export my outlook data into a CSV
| file and then just tweak it into a format XIMIAN would understand but
| that attempt didn't go as well as I hoped it would.
|
| This article ->
| http://www.ximian.com/support/manuals/evolution_14/c1827.html
|
| suggests that you email your contacts to yourself and then import them
| that way. That seems like a messy solution but I could try that. That
| would only take care of my contacts. I need the calendar as well.
|
| Has anyone a better suggestion for importing contacts and calendaring
| information from MS Outlook into X Evolution?

 

[Dake-Bonoism]

I don't know about that option. I have used the OUTPORT application
with some success.:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/outport/

http://outport.sourceforge.net/

"Outport provides a means of migrating information from Microsoft
Outlook to Ximian Evolution and several standard data formats."

It gives you alot more flexibility with data export from Microsoft
Outlook.

Check it out home slice!

 

[Gerbil]

Export your items to Outlook Express - then copy the resulting .mbx file to
Evolution. You may not get all of your data but it is a lot better than
mailing all of that stuff to yourself all over again.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.


Having searched the archives,
Blasney <[email protected]> typed:
| I would like to export my contacts and calendaring information in MS
| Outlook into a file which I can, in turn, import into Ximian
| Evolution.
|
| Outlook gives me the ability to export into PST, CSV, XLS, and MBD
| formats.
|
| Ximian gives me the ability to import from LDIF, VCF, GCRD, ICS, MBX,
| and MBOX files.
|
| I thought that I would be able to export my outlook data into a CSV
| file and then just tweak it into a format XIMIAN would understand but
| that attempt didn't go as well as I hoped it would.
|
| This article ->
| http://www.ximian.com/support/manuals/evolution_14/c1827.html
|
| suggests that you email your contacts to yourself and then import them
| that way. That seems like a messy solution but I could try that. That
| would only take care of my contacts. I need the calendar as well.
|
| Has anyone a better suggestion for importing contacts and calendaring
| information from MS Outlook into X Evolution?

I don't know about that option. I have used the OUTPORT application
with some success.:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/outport/

http://outport.sourceforge.net/

"Outport provides a means of migrating information from Microsoft
Outlook to Ximian Evolution and several standard data formats."

It gives you alot more flexibility with data export from Microsoft
Outlook.