Guide: Export your contacts to .CSV on Pre and Pixi

chaosrecords · 06/10/2010, 10:25 AM

I work for a Sprint Indirect Dealer and this got filtered through our channel today. This will allow you to export your PRE or PIXI contacts to a .csv file so you can re-import them into outlook, gmail, or any client.

This is how to get you contacts from your Palm PRE or Pixi. You can create a .csv file to import into most email programs.
• Open phone dialer on PRE or Pixi
• Type ##66623#
• Click on Export
• This creates the export file (.CSV)….The more contacts you have the longer it takes
• Connect your USB cable to the computer and also to the PRE when it prompts you too.
• Click on the USB Drive on your pre to mount to computer
• Once mounted on your computer, open windows explorer and the Palm PRE
• Find the folder called temp and open it
• You will find a file called PmMigration (this is the CSV file)
• Drag to your documents folder on your computer (PRE Backup folder) if you have one
• Use this file to import your contacts into Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail or Outlook
• When you’re done Eject your Palm pre or safely remove hardware and then disconnect pre
• Your done….
This was created by Mark Shearman from Sprint Store 831

LateNiteWithJme · 06/10/2010, 11:04 AM

Wow! Great post. Thanks!

mrkalel · 06/10/2010, 11:20 AM

I love new tips to help anyone!... Keep them coming guys!

DS_Palm_Lvr · 06/10/2010, 11:25 AM

Interesting, on Bell the button says "CelleBrite Export". Will try this on the weekend and report back.

Beach447 · 06/10/2010, 11:25 AM

great post. Thanks

bsiegel · 06/10/2010, 11:28 AM

Just an FYI, you can also use my 'Send All Contacts via Email' patch as written up here to get all your contacts in vCard format - no USB connection required:

http://www.precentral.net/how-export...contacts-patch

--Brandon

Dan_Vivian · 06/10/2010, 11:32 AM

Is there a way to do this on O2 UK? Would be really useful!

sjamie · 06/10/2010, 11:39 AM

Using the patch or this exporting method only work if the contacts are stored in the Palm Profile, correct?

gobanjoboy · 06/10/2010, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DS_Palm_Lvr

Interesting, on Bell the button says "CelleBrite Export". Will try this on the weekend and report back.

Sprint Pre says the same thing. It created a PmMigration.vcf file inside .temp

badhairguy · 06/10/2010, 11:49 AM

I just tried this and it only exports the 1st contact in my list.

morrison0880 · 06/10/2010, 12:51 PM

I'm not finding the "temp" folder. Hmmmm.....

LateNiteWithJme · 06/10/2010, 12:57 PM

Make sure you are set to view hidden folders in MacOSX/Windows.

morrison0880 · 06/10/2010, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LateNiteWithJme

Make sure you are set to view hidden folders in MacOSX/Windows.

You're a champ! Pretty obvious now, but thanks man!

rlopin · 06/10/2010, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badhairguy

I just tried this and it only exports the 1st contact in my list.

Same here, I only get one contact showing in the vcf file.

I'll stick to the send contacts via email patch.

TreoAide · 06/10/2010, 01:58 PM

If I open the file in Notepad, I see all my contacts (even Google!) but Outlook/PD/Google only see the 1st one.

OldSkoolVWLover · 06/10/2010, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TreoAide

If I open the file in Notepad, I see all my contacts (even Google!) but Outlook/PD/Google only see the 1st one.

Try opening in excel/open office and see what it looks like. It may be the way the CSV compiled. If everything shows up properly in a spreadsheet, I would try saving it to csv from excel, then attempting to import it back into outlook/google/etc

bsiegel · 06/10/2010, 02:35 PM

For those who are getting the contacts exported as a .VCF, and are Outlook users (or other users who get only one contact when they import the vCard file), I recommend using the free tool vCardOrganizer (vCardOrganizer - the vcard editor for Windows) which will let you split the big vCard file into individual files for each contact. A quick search for "vCard splitter" turns up similar programs for Mac and Linux as well.

--Brandon

jojo_jojo192002 · 06/10/2010, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlopin

Same here, I only get one contact showing in the vcf file.

I'll stick to the send contacts via email patch.

If you just open up the .Vcf file it will only show the first contact, but try importing the vcf file to either gmail or hotmail then you should see all of it. or try opening the vcf with excel and it will show all of the contacts.

monkeydog · 06/10/2010, 03:25 PM

I did this and it worked, but mine was a .vcf file and it was in the .temp folder, not temp.

By the way, if you're a WinXP user be careful not to open the file using the default Address Book application: it opens every single contact in a separate window, one after the other, with no way to cancel it. You have to hold down the escape key until you've cycled through every single contact (thanks Microsoft!).

HardBeatZ · 06/10/2010, 03:45 PM

To get a quick simple csv file. Take the vcard file and dump it into Google, then export from Google as a csv file.

06/10/2010, 10:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
chaosrecords Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 23 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 47 Times in 2 Posts	Guide: Export your contacts to .CSV on Pre and Pixi I work for a Sprint Indirect Dealer and this got filtered through our channel today. This will allow you to export your PRE or PIXI contacts to a .csv file so you can re-import them into outlook, gmail, or any client. This is how to get you contacts from your Palm PRE or Pixi. You can create a .csv file to import into most email programs. • Open phone dialer on PRE or Pixi • Type ##66623# • Click on Export • This creates the export file (.CSV)….The more contacts you have the longer it takes • Connect your USB cable to the computer and also to the PRE when it prompts you too. • Click on the USB Drive on your pre to mount to computer • Once mounted on your computer, open windows explorer and the Palm PRE • Find the folder called temp and open it • You will find a file called PmMigration (this is the CSV file) • Drag to your documents folder on your computer (PRE Backup folder) if you have one • Use this file to import your contacts into Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail or Outlook • When you’re done Eject your Palm pre or safely remove hardware and then disconnect pre • Your done…. This was created by Mark Shearman from Sprint Store 831
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DS_Palm_Lvr Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 320 Likes Received: 13 Thanks: 96 Thanked 23 Times in 18 Posts	Interesting, on Bell the button says "CelleBrite Export". Will try this on the weekend and report back.
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06/10/2010, 11:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
bsiegel Homebrew Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 32 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 15 Times in 9 Posts	Just an FYI, you can also use my 'Send All Contacts via Email' patch as written up here to get all your contacts in vCard format - no USB connection required: http://www.precentral.net/how-export...contacts-patch --Brandon
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06/10/2010, 11:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dan_Vivian Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Is there a way to do this on O2 UK? Would be really useful!
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06/10/2010, 11:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
sjamie Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 750 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 105 Thanked 86 Times in 26 Posts	Using the patch or this exporting method only work if the contacts are stored in the Palm Profile, correct?
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06/10/2010, 11:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
badhairguy Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Saint Joseph, Missouri Posts: 67 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 33 Thanked 15 Times in 9 Posts	I just tried this and it only exports the 1st contact in my list. __________________ An Iphone walks into a bar with a Palm Pre on it's shoulder. The bartender looks up and says, "Hey, that's pretty cool, where can I get one of those?" and the Palm Pre says "Hipstertown, they're all over the place"
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TreoAide Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 15 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	If I open the file in Notepad, I see all my contacts (even Google!) but Outlook/PD/Google only see the 1st one.
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06/10/2010, 02:35 PM	#17 (permalink)
bsiegel Homebrew Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 32 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 15 Times in 9 Posts	For those who are getting the contacts exported as a .VCF, and are Outlook users (or other users who get only one contact when they import the vCard file), I recommend using the free tool vCardOrganizer (vCardOrganizer - the vcard editor for Windows) which will let you split the big vCard file into individual files for each contact. A quick search for "vCard splitter" turns up similar programs for Mac and Linux as well. --Brandon
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monkeydog Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 321 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 86 Thanked 120 Times in 39 Posts	I did this and it worked, but mine was a .vcf file and it was in the .temp folder, not temp. By the way, if you're a WinXP user be careful not to open the file using the default Address Book application: it opens every single contact in a separate window, one after the other, with no way to cancel it. You have to hold down the escape key until you've cycled through every single contact (thanks Microsoft!). __________________ "The service on my iPhone is so bad I'm thinking of calling it my AOL phone." -- Jim Gaffigan
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HardBeatZ Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,561 Likes Received: 244 Thanks: 52 Thanked 1,273 Times in 499 Posts	To get a quick simple csv file. Take the vcard file and dump it into Google, then export from Google as a csv file. __________________ HP webOS Tech Support 5Ts: Five ways to get your webOS tablet working again: http://www.hpwebos.com/5Ts 6Ts: Six ways to get your webOS phone working again: http://www.hpwebos.com/6Ts
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