NAME
Mail::Addressbook::Convert::Eudora - convert to and from Eudora addressbooks
SYNOPSIS
use strict;
use Eudora;
my $Eudora = new Eudora();
my $EudoraInFile ="eudoraSample.txt"; # name of the file containing the Eudora data
# Convert Eudora to Standard Intermediate format
# see documentation for details on format.
my $raIntermediate = $Eudora->scan(\$EudoraInFile);
# This will also work
#my @EudoraInArray = @arrayContainingTheEudoraData;
#my $raIntermediate = $Eudora->scan(\@EudoraInArray);
# Convert back to Eudora
my $raEudorafOut = $Eudora->output($raIntermediate);
print join "", @$raIntermediate;
print "\n\n\n\n";
print join "", @$raEudorafOut ;
REQUIRES
Perl, version 5.001 or higher
Carp Text::ParseWords
DESCRIPTION
This module is meant to be used as part of the Mail::Addressbook::Convert distribution.
It can convert a Eudoraaddressbook to a Standard Intermediate format(STF) and a STF to Eudora As part of the larger distribution, it will allow conversion between Eudora and many other formats.
To use to convert between Eudora and Ldif as an example, you would do the following
use Mail::Addressbook::Convert::Ldif;
use Mail::Addressbook::Convert::Eudora;
my $Ldif = new Mail::Addressbook::Convert::Ldif();
my $Eudora = new Mail::Addressbook::Convert::Eudora();
my $EudoraInFile ="eudoraSample.txt"; # name of the file containing the Eudora data
my $raIntermediate = $Ldif->scan(\$EudoraInFile);
my $raLdif = $Ldif->output($raIntermediate); # reference to an array containing a Ldif addressbook
DEFINITIONS
Standard Intermediate Format(STF) :
The addressbook format that is used as an intermediate
between conversions. It is rfc822 compliant and can
be used directly as a Eudora addressbook. Do not use
a Eudora addressbook as an STF. Some versions of
Eudora use a format, that while RFC822 compliant, will
not work as an STF. Run the Eudora addressbook
through $Eudora->scan()Eudora addressbook: A Eudora addressbook. The input Eudora address file is "nndbase.txt" in the Eudora directory. for Windows users "Eudora Nicknames" in the System Folder:Eudora Folder for Mac users
METHODS
new
no arguments needed.
scan
Input : a reference to an array containing a Eudora addressbook or a reference to a scalar containing the file name with the Eudora Addressbook.
Returns: a reference to a STF ( see above).
output
Input: a reference to a STF ( see above).
Returns : a reference to an array containing a Eudora addressbook.
LIMITATIONS
This only converts email address, aliases, and mailing lists. Phone numbers, postal addresses and other such data are not converted.
REFERENCES
I derived the format by visually inspecting examples, not by reading a document.
HISTORY
This code is derived from the code used on www.interguru.com/mailconv.htm . The site has been up since 1996 The site gets about 8000 unique visitors a month, many of whom make addressbook conversions. The code has been well tested.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
SEE ALSO
BUGS
CHANGES
Original Version 2001-Sept-09
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2001 Joe Davidson. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Perl Artistic License (see http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html). or the GPL copyleft license ( http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html)
AUTHOR
Mail::Addressbook::Convert was written by Joe Davidson <jdavidson@interguru.com> in 2001.