Well, I tried Paul's script... It created a Folders Export EvX folder containing a .mbox and a .txt file, but... The recovered messages have today's date and the Message Status' are blank. I think I'm doomed! sgr
> From: Paul Berkowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 10:35:29 -0700 > To: Entourage Mac Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Problems with .mbox files > > On 8/13/04 6:25 AM, "Remo Del Bello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 8/12/04 4:57 PM, Allen Watson deftly typed out: >> >>> Switch to your alternate identity; drag the archive file from the desktop >>> back into Entourage (or onto the Erage dock icon); say Yes to importing. It >>> will show up as a new folder in your folder list. This method does retain >>> the read/unread status, actual received time, and so on. It may not retain >>> category; it certain will not if the new identity has no categories defined. >>> I have not tried it after defining categories, but I doubt it will work. >> >> I don't believe this method will save the information Stephen wants to save. >> The MBOX files Entourage creates contain no status information or category >> assignments, so they can't possibly be retained. And Entourage's "Received" >> time is the time the message is added to the Database, not the time in the >> topmost Received header. That's the reason you and Barry were working on >> that script to reassign the Received time. >> >> I don't think that what Stephen is asking for is possible without an >> AppleScript that saves that information in a secondary export file that can >> then be read in by another script to assign the values to the newly imported >> messages. I still have to question the necessity of it all, though... > > Right. I've been following this thread with interest, since it didn't make > sense to me. AFAIK, Entourage's new "Archive" saves all items in standard > formats (message folders as mbox, contacts as vCards, etc.) and, as Remo > says, mboxes do not keep that proprietary information. Having not done any > mail archives, I took someone's word here that the .rge files did somehow > store this info. But I'm not at all surprised to find that they don't. > > Now, you could get my "Export-Import Entourage X" scripts (they work also > with 2004). > > The "Messages Export X" and "Message Import X" scripts, applied to folders > one at a time, will indeed store most of the info you want in a support > file, and will recreate it all when you import back in with Messages Import > X. It has Received, Replied-To, etc. etc. It will export and import messages > with all message categories (even custom categories applied manually or by > Rule after messages were received), sent and read status, flags and priority > all intact. They also set the Account of received messages properly to the > account which uses the same email address in the importing identity as in > the exporting identity, if present here, so that replies go out from the > correct email address (to which they were sent) and not always from your > default account. But it doesn't have links, since the items it used to link > to may no longer exist, or may have different ID numbers if you've done a > rebuild in the meantime (certainly the case for messages being recreated by > the script). > > You can get "Export-Import Entourage X" (shareware) at > > MacScripter.net <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/> > > > > -- > Paul Berkowitz > MVP MacOffice > Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html> > AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/> > > PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using - > **2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions > otherwise. > > > -- > 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/> > -- 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/>
