Many thanks, this gives me a lot to work with. Paul
> On or near 6/1/02 7:25 AM, Paul Grimshaw at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > >> I'm sure this has been addressed many times before but I have two questions: >> >> 1) is there a way to merge two entourage (X) CONTACT databases and delete >> any duplicates? >> > I have a pair of scripts that help, although it still takes time and human > intervention. One script, "Duplicates Report", will create a report of all > duplicates (simple match of name and E-mail address), and also optionally > will assign the category "Duplicate" to each of them. > > Then, you select all the category "Duplicate" contacts in the Address Book > and sort by name. You'll see a list of matched pairs. Select one pair, and > run the second script: "Merge Contacts". This takes the two contacts, merges > the information in them, and then flags one of them for deletion. > > When you are done processing pairs, you can delete all the flagged ones. > > If you are certain that any duplicates are total duplicates, that is, no > need to merge any data from one set to the other, you could just select > every other contact in the list of duplicates and hit the Delete key. > > Scripts can be found at AppleScript Central, or on my scripts site in the > Contacts subfolder: > <http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/Entourage%20v%20 > X/Contacts/> > > You'll find the Duplicates Report script in the "Lookup/Use" folder and the > merge script in the "Modify" folder. >> 2) What is the best way to archive entourage (X) mail? >> > > In my opinion, the best way is John Carlsen's shareware package, eMessage > Archiver. See details at: > <http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=11969&db=mac> > > You can also archive by drag and drop, just dragging folders to the desktop. > Barry W recently posted a script to archive all your folders at once in this > way. (Does not select only recent messages; archives everything in the > folder.) -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
