transferring 'CONTACTS'

[rosmari]

rosmari last edited by

I recently got a new computer, with Windows8, and downloaded Opera 12.16. There appeared to be some incompatibility, and I switched to Chrome. (My previous computer had had WindowsXP and Opera 12)

I had enabled Opera-Link, which helped me transfer Mail and Bookmarks. But it did not transfer my Contacts; they are still in my Opera browser, in an .adr file. I am now getting my @operamail.com mail through Fastmail on Chrome, but cannot access my Contacts for composing and sending.

[christoph142]

christoph142 last edited by

You should have downloaded current Opera version (26) instead...

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Try this page, written by a (former? current?) Opera employee, which will allow you to convert your contacts.adr file to one of the more standard database formats.

http://www.hallvord.com/opera/adr2tab.htm

[rosmari]

rosmari last edited by

I followed Hallvord's advice, but wound up with a long regular text list of my many contacts, which I saved in a .docx document.

Now, How can I convert that .docx list into a computer-usable file that will allow me to click on a specific name to open 'Compose'?

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Computer-usable? You want it usable by Fastmail, not on your own computer. What does their Import option support?

(For most services, CSV - comma-seperated values - is a better choice; it sounds like you picked Tab-delimited.)

[rosmari]

rosmari last edited by

please explain CVS: how do I pick CVS, and how and where did I pick Tab-limited?

And what is the consequence - and advantage - of picking either one?

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

See ...

Select your output format:
TAB-separated
Comma-separated OperaMail-compatible headers

(That's in item 2 on the page.)

As there's that checkbox in the second option for "OperaMail-compatible headers", you probably want that as well.

[rosmari]

rosmari last edited by

I'm sorry I'm dense. You say 'See...' - see what? Where do I find 'Output Format'?

As I said earlier, I'm not tech-savvy, but I am eager to learn!

Thank you for your patience.

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

On that page above, of course. And when you save the file, use the extension ".csv".