Exporting vCards

[merkaba22]

I have contact file with over 1000 contacts. Is there a simple way to globally export or export all records from a contact file at one time, rather than one at a time -- this will be used to import into Apple's Address Book?

[merkaba22]

I have contact file with over 1000 contacts. Is there a simple way to globally export or export all records from a contact file at one time, rather than one at a time -- this will be used to import into Apple's Address Book?

[merkaba22]

I have contact file with over 1000 contacts. Is there a simple way to globally export or export all records from a contact file at one time, rather than one at a time -- this will be used to import into Apple's Address Book?

[ralph.nusser]

FileMaker Inc. XSLT Library has an example from Ryo Sode how to export data as vCards:

This example shows how you can export contact information out of FileMaker database and convert it into a VCF file, a popular file format used by PIM applications and Apple's iPod portable audio player to store contact information.

Direct Download-Link: VCF Export Example

Here are the content details of the example:

[color:"blue"] Address.fp5 - Sample database

Description

This is a sample address database (and you don't need to use this database to work this solution).

Instructions

Open it and click on "Export This Record as a VCF" button. This will trigger ExportVCF script which in turn exports the particular record with fmp2vcf.xsl stylesheet and creates a file called vcfoutput.vcf. For the details of how this is done, please take a look at the script.

[color:"blue"] fmp2vcf.xsl - Export stylesheet

Description

This stylesheet takes FMPXMLRESULT file and creates a VCF file.

Instructions

For details, please take a look at the stylesheet.

[color:"blue"] sampleoutput.vcf - Sample output file

Description

This is the sample output created with fmp2vcf.xsl stylesheet.

[ralph.nusser]

FileMaker Inc. XSLT Library has an example from Ryo Sode how to export data as vCards:

This example shows how you can export contact information out of FileMaker database and convert it into a VCF file, a popular file format used by PIM applications and Apple's iPod portable audio player to store contact information.

Direct Download-Link: VCF Export Example

Here are the content details of the example:

[color:"blue"] Address.fp5 - Sample database

Description

This is a sample address database (and you don't need to use this database to work this solution).

Instructions

Open it and click on "Export This Record as a VCF" button. This will trigger ExportVCF script which in turn exports the particular record with fmp2vcf.xsl stylesheet and creates a file called vcfoutput.vcf. For the details of how this is done, please take a look at the script.

[color:"blue"] fmp2vcf.xsl - Export stylesheet

Description

This stylesheet takes FMPXMLRESULT file and creates a VCF file.

Instructions

For details, please take a look at the stylesheet.

[color:"blue"] sampleoutput.vcf - Sample output file

Description

This is the sample output created with fmp2vcf.xsl stylesheet.

[ralph.nusser]

FileMaker Inc. XSLT Library has an example from Ryo Sode how to export data as vCards:

This example shows how you can export contact information out of FileMaker database and convert it into a VCF file, a popular file format used by PIM applications and Apple's iPod portable audio player to store contact information.

Direct Download-Link: VCF Export Example

Here are the content details of the example:

[color:"blue"] Address.fp5 - Sample database

Description

This is a sample address database (and you don't need to use this database to work this solution).

Instructions

Open it and click on "Export This Record as a VCF" button. This will trigger ExportVCF script which in turn exports the particular record with fmp2vcf.xsl stylesheet and creates a file called vcfoutput.vcf. For the details of how this is done, please take a look at the script.

[color:"blue"] fmp2vcf.xsl - Export stylesheet

Description

This stylesheet takes FMPXMLRESULT file and creates a VCF file.

Instructions

For details, please take a look at the stylesheet.

[color:"blue"] sampleoutput.vcf - Sample output file

Description

This is the sample output created with fmp2vcf.xsl stylesheet.

[merkaba22]

Thank you for your kind reply.

I down loaded the "VCF Export Example" as you suggested - but apprently the scripted button only exports one file at a time. I have a script for that already though.

What I am looking for is a script that will export all ther records -- unless the probable solution would be creating a loop type script to run through all the records ....

[merkaba22]

Thank you for your kind reply.

I down loaded the "VCF Export Example" as you suggested - but apprently the scripted button only exports one file at a time. I have a script for that already though.

What I am looking for is a script that will export all ther records -- unless the probable solution would be creating a loop type script to run through all the records ....

[Jessica C]

I have a related question.

Does anybody know how to import a Vcard into FM database and parse its content into different fields (e.g. ContactName, Title, Phone, Address, etc)?