u...@domain.invalid schrieb: > Ray_Net wrote: >> u...@domain.invalid wrote: >>> Martin Feitag wrote: >>>> u...@domain.invalid schrieb: >>>>> Daniel wrote: >>>>>> Eric wrote: >>>>>>> u...@domain.invalid wrote: >>>>>>>> Martin Feitag wrote: >>>>>>>>> u...@domain.invalid schrieb: >>>>>>>>>> Martin Feitag wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Eric schrieb: >>>>>>>>>>>> Martin Feitag wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> u...@domain.invalid schrieb: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> abook.mab >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> See<http://seamonkey.ilias.ca/profilefaq/#transferring_addresses> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This link/site says: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To restore that data in a new location, open the SeaMonkey >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> address >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> book window, so SeaMonkey creates it's own abook.mab >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> file. Close >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SeaMonkey and replace the newly created abook.mab with your >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> saved >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To restore additional address books, use the Import menu to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> import >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LDIF files you saved. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regards >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Martin >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Martin (and Chris), >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have the link, and tried hard to follow it, but I must >>>>>>>>>>>>>> be doing >>>>>>>>>>>>>> something wrong. I tried dragging, transferring, etc., but I >>>>>>>>>>>>>> cannot >>>>>>>>>>>>>> move >>>>>>>>>>>>>> my abook. to my SeaMonkey address book. I tried copying, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and then >>>>>>>>>>>>>> pasting, but the "paste" is always grayed out and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> non-functional. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would be most grateful if either of you could walk me >>>>>>>>>>>>>> through the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> steps that I must take to get these hundreds of addresses >>>>>>>>>>>>>> into my >>>>>>>>>>>>>> SeaMonkey address book. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks again, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mort >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello Mort, >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> you need to open the Seamonkey addressbook-window just once >>>>>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>>>>> then >>>>>>>>>>>>> close ALL seamonkey windows. It needs to be completely closed. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Afterwards you need to open the directory of your old >>>>>>>>>>>>> Seamonkey-profile and copy the abook.mab file. Then paste it >>>>>>>>>>>>> into the >>>>>>>>>>>>> new profile-folder. >>>>>>>>>>>>> All this is done within windows while Seamnkey is closed, >>>>>>>>>>>>> not in >>>>>>>>>>>>> Seaonkey itself and not while Seamonkey is open as the files >>>>>>>>>>>>> would be >>>>>>>>>>>>> in use then. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Good luck! >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Martin >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Why don't you just google Mozilla Backup from Jasnapak? and >>>>>>>>>>>> install it >>>>>>>>>>>> on both computers. Then copy the backup file to a thumb drive, >>>>>>>>>>>> CD, DVD >>>>>>>>>>>> or however you want to get the backup file to another >>>>>>>>>>>> computer the >>>>>>>>>>>> restore it to the new computer? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Eric >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> This involves copying anyway, so it doesn't really matter if he >>>>>>>>>>> copies >>>>>>>>>>> a backup or the abook directly ;-P >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Martin >>>>>>>>>> Hi again, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I opened up and tried every "profile" on my hard drive, and >>>>>>>>>> could not >>>>>>>>>> move the abook.mab to my SeaMonkey address book. I tried >>>>>>>>>> dragging, >>>>>>>>>> to no >>>>>>>>>> avail. I clicked on copy, but then paste was all grayed out. So >>>>>>>>>> near and >>>>>>>>>> yet so far. I have my e-mail set up so that as I send out a >>>>>>>>>> message, its >>>>>>>>>> address is automatically added to my SeaMonkey address book. >>>>>>>>>> However, my >>>>>>>>>> hundreds of important oldaddresses are still sitting there on my >>>>>>>>>> h.d. in >>>>>>>>>> narrative form. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm repeating myself but just to make things clear: you are not >>>>>>>>> supposed to drag it on your seamonkey addessbook. You are supposed >>>>>>>>> to drag/copy it from a folder to another folder in windows itsself >>>>>>>>> (from your old profile to your new profile). >>>>>>>>> This is just normal copying of a file, it does _not_ involve a >>>>>>>>> running seamonkey at that time. Have you done exactly that? >>>>>>>>> regards >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Martin >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Martin, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I appreciate your help and patience. I did try to take your advice >>>>>>>> re. old and new SeaMonkey profiles in Windows XP with SeaMonkey >>>>>>>> closed. The closest I came is to find a "SeaMonkey Profile Manager" >>>>>>>> which said: >>>>>>>> Available Profiles: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> default >>>>>>>> Mort >>>>>>>> Mort app >>>>>>>> Mort app ff >>>>>>>> Mort local ff >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My usual user name is Mort. Right clicking gives nothing, and left >>>>>>>> clicking on any of these just opens SeaMonkey. I simply cannot find >>>>>>>> my profiles (old, new?) to copy the abook.mab to.As things are, the >>>>>>>> old abook.mab file on my hard drive is in narrative form and >>>>>>>> thereby >>>>>>>> almost useless. The current SeaMonkey Address Book has only >>>>>>>> about 30 >>>>>>>> recent addresses. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks again. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mort >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> P.S. For some reason, my laptop refuses to copy sent messages, to >>>>>>>> this group only, to my sent folder, and gives my sender name as >>>>>>>> invalid or similar. It works to all other recipients. Weird. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes it involves copying, but the interface is usually cleaner. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mort, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you back up all the profiles and transfer them, then you you >>>>>>> should have everything moved from one computer to the other. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What you are looking for is a file folder with .slz file extension, >>>>>>> however that changes from installation to installation, and for some >>>>>>> unknown reason, I've seen through out many newsgroups, the files >>>>>>> don't play well together. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I wish you luck in your future attempts. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Eric >>>>>> >>>>>> and, of course, Mort, Eric meant the file extension to be .slt and >>>>>> the >>>>>> changes he talks about are that the file name maybe something like >>>>>> fxgjht5j.slt in one case and something like dsf67kgh.slt in the other >>>>>> installation. No great problem. >>>>>> >>>>>> Daniel >>>>> Hi Daniel and Eric, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks again for the further help. I'll pursue it as per your >>>>> suggestions, and if not successful, I'll have to quit. >>>>> >>>>> Mort >>>> >>>> Have a look here: http://seamonkey.ilias.ca/profilefaq/ >>>> It lists all common profile locations. >>>> regards >>>> >>>> Martin >>>> >>> Hi Martin, >>> >>> Thanks. I've been to that site, but it did not help. I have an old >>> address book sitting on my hard drive with abook.mab,in narrative >>> form, not apparently in any folder or profile.I cannot drag it or >>> copy and paste it into my current SeaMonkey Address Book. I've tried >>> every imaginable method, with no success. >>> >>> Mort >> >> Mine is here: >> C:\Documents and Settings\RAY\Application >> Data\Mozilla\Profiles\default\gt6bfqi6.slt\abook.mab > Hi Ray, > > I found my equivalent folder to yours, and it has lots of stuff in it, > but 2 items are absent: SeaMonkey, and Address Book. So, once more, I > have an old address book file in narrative form under abook.mab on my > hard drive. I have a recent address book in SeaMonkey, in + and _ form, > with only about 30 addresses in it. I have tried every way imaginable to > move the old address book file abook.mab into the new address book in > SeaMonkey, but it won't move; it won't drag, it won't paste after > copying, and I'm stuck. > > Thanks again. > > Mort
Take your abook.mab from your harddrive and copy it. Then open the directory of your new Seamoney profile and paste the file there. Martin _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
