EudoraConverter

EudoraConverter

About

EudoraConverter is a script for converting Eudora address book files to tab-delimited files which Thunderbird can import.

Obtaining NNdbase.txt

EudoraConvert requires the NNdbase.txt file from the user's machine, which can be found by following these steps (on the user's machine):

• Load Eudora, goto Help-->About Eudora
• The line that begins 'Data:' is the directory that the NNdbase.txt file is contained in
• Have the user email this file to helpline@gac.edu or, if you are there getting the file, copy this file to a flash drive or email it yourself.

Running EudoraConvert.exe

Run the executable file, and input the path to the NNdbase.txt file.

• BUG: currently, the file must be in the same directory as the executable, this will be fixed shortly.

After this, enter a name for the output file, or leave it blank. If it is left blank, the file will be called addrExport.tab.

• Note: Please be sure to add the extension .txt or .tab to your output file, as these are the only extensions thunderbird will recognize.
• Note: Whatever you name the output file will be what Thunderbird will name the address book after it has been imported.

Importing the new Address Book

• Take the .tab or .txt file that was the output of the script to the user
• Open Thunderbird, then the Address Book
• On the tools menu, select 'Import...'
• Choose 'Address Books', then 'Text File (LDIF, .tab. .csv, .txt)'
• Change the 'Files of type' dropdown box to be 'Tab Delimited (.tab, .txt)'
• Browse to and select the file. Thunderbird will then import the file and it should be available as a new Address Book on the left-hand side.

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