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Anybody successfully imported vcf to the Captivate address book?

I've exported my address book and now when I import it I get a parse error. I'm getting frustrated here.

gunnyman said:
I've exported my address book and now when I import it I get a parse error. I'm getting frustrated here.
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Have you tried to import using gmail contacts? I have always used that.
I did see that when you open the contacts > menu > more > import/ export > import from SD card or Export to SD card.............searching for vcard

Palmetto_X said:
Have you tried to import using gmail contacts? I have always used that.
I did see that when you open the contacts > menu > more > import/ export > import from SD card or Export to SD card.............searching for vcard
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I am able to export all the contacts but importing the resulting vcf file fails with a parse error.

gunnyman said:
I am able to export all the contacts but importing the resulting vcf file fails with a parse error.
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i exported to my sd card... then imported.. got an error importing the first time around... tried again, and i was successful...
just a lot of clutter because it double loaded half of my contacts

gunnyman said:
I am able to export all the contacts but importing the resulting vcf file fails with a parse error.
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What are you exporting from? Vcard isn't as universal as it should be. You could try creating a contact on the phone, then export it - import on your pc and try to find out what is different.

alphadog00 said:
What are you exporting from? Vcard isn't as universal as it should be. You could try creating a contact on the phone, then export it - import on your pc and try to find out what is different.
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I'm using the import/export feature built into the phone. I chalked it up to having 500 some odd contacts.

gunnyman said:
I'm using the import/export feature built into the phone. I chalked it up to having 500 some odd contacts.
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So you are trying to export contacts on the phone and re-import them - like the group/ringtone fix - making dupes on phone of the ones in google?
Someone on another forum, found that birthday's with no year caused a problem for google contacts. It could be something like this, but I don't know where to start looking.

Having same issue.

Captivate cannot read vcards it sends to itself through email
I created a new contact on my Captivate, sent namecard for the contact using email, sent the email to myself. After receiving the email on my phone, I clicked Open using Contacts. I then get an error:
Reading of vCard has failed ... I/O error.
WTF ? Crazy !!

I had some trouble trying to put contacts directly into the phone.
So, I just loaded them into the gmail website contacts from the PC.
Since then, no problems, and they stay synced up.
In any standard .vcf file, you should be able to open it with a text editor to eliminate corrupted entries. Just compare files that import to those that don't and you will figure out what is breaking import.

Sync contacts to gmail?

Hi
I tried to serch buy didn't find any good info... How do I sync my contacts on my sim to my gmail account? I want to use pics for my contacts witch I can't when they are stored on my sim for some reason :S

Import from sim to phone and click on accounts to sync them to gmail. Open your Gmail from a PC or Mac...add pictures and it will update your contacts with pics. Any editing you do on Gmail contacts will affect your phone contacts.
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youngpic48 said:
Import from sim to phone and click on accounts to sync them to gmail. Open your Gmail from a PC or Mac...add pictures and it will update your contacts with pics. Any editing you do on Gmail contacts will affect your phone contacts.
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I can only choose to import/export to external sd

Lirkaren said:
I can only choose to import/export to external sd
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You could export to sd card and then take the file and import into gmail through a computer if you are unable to convert the contacts on the phone itself to gmail. I dont have experience with contacts on SIM but other contacts you can change from phone to gmail so they get backup and also sync images with gmail.

Lirkaren said:
I can only choose to import/export to external sd
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Yes. First, export all your SIM contacts to SD card. This will create a .VCF file. Once done, on your mobile, select that VCF file and it will give you an option to export to your phone or your GMAIL accounts. Once exported to GMAIL, you can easily edit, add pics etc.

rajuki said:
Yes. First, export all your SIM contacts to SD card. This will create a .VCF file. Once done, on your mobile, select that VCF file and it will give you an option to export to your phone or your GMAIL accounts. Once exported to GMAIL, you can easily edit, add pics etc.
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Worked perfectly thanks

cant
i cant find the option of exporting my contacts on to sd card HELP.......

razer_rulzs said:
i cant find the option of exporting my contacts on to sd card HELP.......
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Contacts->Option/Menu key-> Import/Export?.
That is not that hard. Isn't it?

[Q] QHow to move LP PC suit contacts to gmail contacts

As the subject indicates...
I have'nt noticed that i only had activated "showing LG PC suit contacts"
But i dont wanna use this, i wanna use the standard google one... but i see that all contacts stored after using this phone has not been synced to my gmail account..
Could anyone help me out?

I think this was raised in a random thread before.
The LG contacts only sync with the LG PC suite on your PC.
I don't think that once you have saved a contact as an LG contact you can change sadly. Only way is to select googlemail contact when setting up a new one and then copy / delete etc.
Pain in the backside

There might be a way though I haven't tried it out. You can Export all your LG PC Suite contacts using the Menu>Import/Export option in contacts
Then on your computer log in to your gmail and use the Import Contacts option in gmail to get the contacts from your SD card on to the gmail account
Delete all the LG contacts
Sync with the google account
Let us know if it works for you

mparack said:
There might be a way though I haven't tried it out. You can Export all your LG PC Suite contacts using the Menu>Import/Export option in contacts
Then on your computer log in to your gmail and use the Import Contacts option in gmail to get the contacts from your SD card on to the gmail account
Delete all the LG contacts
Sync with the google account
Let us know if it works for you
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Yes this is the right way. Bear in mind though that if you do that you no longer have the ability to sync with PC Sync. Pc Sync will show you that you do not have any contacts in your phone.

Thx guys... i'm not even sure why we need PC sync anymore...

[Q] Import Contacts from CSV

Good day folks!
Is there any app available for importing contacts saved in a CSV file?
I recently exported my contacts to Outlook using HTC sync prior to S-OFFing.
I had also used a crappy backup tool which completely failed to restore anything
(in case you wanto know the fauly app was Backup Master, stay away)
Well, now i have the contacts in a CSV file on my SD card and i want to import the contacts to my phone book.
Tried the import through Gmail option (which i am not very keen on doing.. for obvious reasons), but even having that as a last option does not hyelp as the 'import' button does not appear in my gmail account on the mobile.
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks

You could log into you gmail account on a pc, then import the contacts csv, then sync your phone contacts with your gmail account

Doing it through GMail would really be the best option

well, i did not wanto use google...
not sure if i want to voluntarily give up all my contacts...
though am quite certain they have it anyways
for anyone who may have this issue, this is what i did...
the contacts were saved in outlook...
i exported all the contacts in .vcf format to a directory on the SD card.
the stock contacts app provides an option to import contacts from memory card...
that's about it...

[Q] Copy nokia contact csv file

Hi.
I have a backup of all greek nokia contact backup into one csv file i create from nokia pc suite 7.1 and i want to add it into one samsung galaxy ace gt-s5839i.
I try add it into gmail account i was syctonized with my phone but add only names WITHOUT the phones so....
I even try programs like csv2vcf without any results.
So please help me.
A LOT OF THANKS.

Hey i had that problem last year when a got my Sammy Ace . Just conect your Nokia to Pc suite via usb or bt. Go to phonebook select all names right click and there is an option to save all contact files. Save it and just put it in your Ace then extract
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I don't understand.
Yoy simply tallied me that i check all my contacts at nokia and send it via bluetooth to the galaxy ace mobile?
If i do that then it asked me for every contact what do to with it so it is a lot of contacts to tell it manually what to do with every one contact....

no need of such tedious methods
just log in to your gmail account from pc
go to contacts, and then import all your csv contacts to your gmail account
then add the google account in your phone and all the contacts will be synced
PS: edit the csv file as you need before uploading, i used a youtube video to help me out

I have the vcf file and i want to add it all together to my gmail i have syncronized with my android mobile or a program that can convert GREEK vcf files into one and only csv to add it to my gmail.
Is there any that kind of windows program?
A lot of thanks.