Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 18:16:06 -0800 From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> Cc: <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Exporting phone list to a fritz router (.xml) & android phone app. Message-ID: <c5845f55c009abf68650e4a09e5ebc88@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <201711292301.vATN1KXT065883@fire.js.berklix.net>
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On Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:01:20 +0100 "Julian H=2E Stacey" <jhs@berklix=2Ecom> sai= d > "Chris H" wrote: > > On Mon, 27 Nov 2017 22:42:14 +0100 "Julian H=2E Stacey" <jhs@berklix=2Ecom>= said > >=20 > > > Hi ports@ people > > > Any reccomendations of ports/ that may manage phone & address booke, > > > & import/export to Fritz Routers & Android phone app ? Should I > > > be using a stack of vCards format as a common intermediary to edit > > > the master with vi, or some port ? > > >=20 > > > My large phone+address book has for 20 years been vi editable in my o= wn > > > format: > > > =09http://www=2Eberklix=2Ecom/~jhs/src/bsd/jhs/bin/public/phone/ > > > which supports lots of additional fields way beyond phone & address, > > > & Makefiles export to 3 device formats: > > > =09BSD ISDN i4b S0 card man(8) isdnd > > > =09ports/comms/gnokii nokia etc mobiles > > > =09ports/misc/estic Istec 1008 etc (PBX=3DLCO=3DTK Anlage) > > >=20 > > > I now want to export to 2 new device formats: > > > =09Fritz routers that export & import in xml format, sample appended=2E > > > =09Android phone app=2E Format unexamined yet > > >=20 > > > I expect to lash up an export from phone=2Ec to Fritz XML, > > > but probably you can reccomend some nicer standard ports &/or formats= ? > > > Didn't there used to be some [kde?] or similar tool in a larger packa= ge ? > > >=20 > > > https://www=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/cgi/ports/ gives with > > > "phone book" > > >=20 > > > ports/misc/telbook=09 > > > =09in Perl and uses the GTK+ 2 p=09no mention of xml > > >=20 > > > ports/deskutils/tel/ > > > =09Entries are stored in a simple CSV file=2E This eases import > > > =09and export with common spread sheet applications like > > > =09Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice=2Eorg Calc > > >=20 > > > "address book" > > >=20 > > > deskutils/dlume > > > =09stores your contacts in XML format > > > =09Export to CSV and HTML formats is also available > > >=20 > > > deskutils/gaddr > > > =09holds addresses and any other information you want to know > > > =09about a person > > >=20 > > > deskutils/py-pycarddav > > > =09CardDAV CLI client > > >=20 > > > https://en=2Ewikipedia=2Eorg/wiki/CardDAV > > > =09based on WebDAV, which is based on HTTP, and it uses vCard > > > =09for contact data=2E > > >=20 > > > mail/evolution > > > =09Big, databases/evolution-data-server make broke=2E > > > =09pkg install worked =2E=2E=2E=2E starts with mail > > >=20 > > > mail/horde-turba > > > =09supports storing contacts in SQL, LDAP, Kolab, and IMSP > > >=20 > > > "phone numbers" > > > devel/py-phonenumbers > >=20 > > I guess if it were me; based on as much of your code as I examined, and > > the ports mentioned above=2E I'd probably go with: deskutils/dlume > > or perhaps better, cobble my own=2E > > Managing the numbers, and associated info in CSV format seems like it w= ould > > be almost trivial=2E In my mind could nearly accomplish the whole matter = with > > awk(1)=2E > > In fact, I'm currently managing a database with over 9 million records, > > and extract, and format most of it with awk=2E *Super* fast, and much eas= ier > > than sed(1)=2E Which is what I was originally attempting to do it with=2E > >=20 > > My =2E02=C2=A2 FWIW >=20 > Thanks Chris :-) You're very welcome=2E :) >=20 > A small Fritz XML sample=20 > =09http://www=2Eberklix=2Ecom/~jhs/src/bsd/jhs/bin/public/phone/fritz/samples= / > (better seen with a browser eg firefox that indents, harder to view in vi= )=2E >=20 > It now seems best I export to XML via VCF: >=20 >=20 > https://en=2Eavm=2Ede/service/support-request/your-support-request/knowlegdeb= asesupport/detail/en_FRITZ-Box-7390-int/1353_Exporting-smartphone-contacts-= to-a-FRITZ-Box-telephone-book/ > "Exporting smartphone contacts to a FRITZ!Box telephone book" > "You can use FRITZ!App Fon to export entries saved in the People > app on your smartphone to a FRITZ!Box telephone book=2E" >=20 > An android phone app exported Contacts=2Evcf via mail (method: > =09http://berklix=2Ecom/~jhs/android/#phone_book > ) to FreeBSD & `file' reports: vCard visiting card > A stack of vCards, with inter record seperators: > =09BEGIN:VCARD^M > =09VERSION:2=2E1^M >=20 > So I will write an exporter from my phone=2Ec multiple field format to VCF, > export into Android phone, then reduce VCF & export the few phone number > fields the Fritz router needs, either by: > - export with FRITZ!App Fon, > - &/or or maybe also find a VCF to XML exporter for BSD=2E >=20 Sweet! Nice work! --Chris > Cheers, > Julian > --=20 > Julian H=2E Stacey, Computer Consultant, BSD Linux Unix Systems Engineer, > Munich > Reply below, Prefix '> '=2E Plain text, No =2Edoc, base64, HTML, > quoted-printable=2E > http://berklix=2Eeu/brexit/ UK stole 3,500,000 votes; 700,000 from Brits in > EU=2E
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