[k_alan]

I have a new iMac/Tiger. Want to import old email addresses from "Entourage" on a G3 PowerBook into "Mail" on the iMac. Have the 2 computers networked. I have tried: 1) Creating a comma delimited file from PB Entourage and importing manually directly into iMac Mail. File is not recognized as comma delimited. 2) Importing comma delim. file directly into Entour. on the iMac. Doesn't work. 3) Importing from Entourage on PB to Entourage on the iMac as an intermediate step. Won't import. 4) Using the AppleScript address import script. Doesn't work.
Help is appreciated. Perhaps you better define "comma delimited file' with a short example. I think I know what it is, but???
Thanks, k.alan

[Ralph_Thornton]

Are you using the Address Book application on your new Mac. Apple Mail doesn't actually store addresses. That is left to the Address Book ap. There is an import function on Address Book. Here's the Address Book Help message for importing:

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Importing contacts into Address Book
Address Book can import address information in the following formats:

vCard
LDIF format
tab-delimited file
comma-separated values (CSV) file
To import contact information from another application, you need to save or export a file in one of these formats. You can export addresses in LDIF format from Netscape, and vCards from Palm desktop, Entourage, Outlook, and others.
Most databases allow you to export text files in tab-delimited or CSV format. Address Book uses field labels in text files to know how to import the information into your address book. For example, Address Book uses the label "Last name" to match up that field in the imported text file with the "Last name" field in your card template. (If your database doesnt include labels in the exported file, you can manually identify the information fields while importing the file into Address Book.)
To identify the kind of file you are trying to import, select the document and choose File > Get Info. Before importing a .txt or .cvs file, verify that the file does not contain line breaks, which might cause the import to fail. You can use any text editing application to find and remove line breaks.

To import addresses from other applications:
Export your addresses from the other application in one of the formats supported by Address Book.
When exporting a tab-delimited or CSV file, you may want to write down the order of the information fields. This will help you in step 4 if the exported file doesnt contain labels.
In Address Book, choose File > Import and choose the format of the exported file from the submenu. Choose "Text file" for a tab-delimited or CSV file.
Select the file that contains the exported addresses.
If you are importing a text file, use the pop-up menus in the Text File Import dialog that appears to specify how to import the data.
If the first record contains labels instead of information for a contact, select the "Ignore first card" checkbox.
Use the left and right arrows to see different records in the file you're importing. This helps you determine how to set the pop-up menus. If you don't want to import a field, set the pop-up menu to "Do not import."
To set the pop-up menus for address fields, choose the type of address (home, work, or other) in the pop-up menu next to the first item of the address. Then use the address pop-up menus that appear to choose the corresponding data for each address field.

To import many addresses at once, create a vCard that has multiple contacts (if the other application supports it).
When exporting data from Palm Desktop, use the default column layout.
To see the last batch of addresses you added to Address Book, click Last Import in the Group column. The list of most recently imported addresses will be updated the next time you import addresses. Use the View menu to show or hide the Last Import item in the Group column.

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[Ralph_Thornton]

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Perhaps you better define "comma delimited file' with a short example

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A comma delimited text file would have the various fields of the database separated by commas.
First Name,Last Name, Address, etc
John,Smith,123 West St.,etc.

[k_alan]

Yes. I realize Mail links to Address Book for the addresses. My mistake to word it it as I did. And I have already used the help function to see how to do it. It just doesn't seem to be working according to the instructions. Your explanation of CSV also matches my prior understanding.
Thanks, k.alan

[Randy_B_Singer]

Check out:
Export-Import Entourage X (free)
http://scriptbuilder...rage1.3.10.html
http://homepage.mac....S...=US&lang=en
Also...
Apple includes an applescript for migrating from various e-mail programs to the Address Book. You can find it on your hard drive at:
/Library/Scripts/Mail Scripts/Import Addresses.scpt
Its description states:
This script is intended for users wishing to import their addresses from Entourage, Outlook Express, Eudora, or Palm Desktop into Mail.
If those free products don't work for you, check out:
Emailchemy
http://www.weirdkid....cts/emailchemy/

[TugBoat666]

I found another way to get my address book from Entourage to Mail just the other day. Open Entourage and click on the 'address book' button. Make a new folder on your desktop and call it anything you want. Go back to Entourage and select all of the addresses Now, drag them into the new folder on your desktop. This will create a vCard for each of your addressees in Entourage inside this folder. Now you can just go to the Address Book program, import your just created vCards, and you are done!
Andy