$100 reward to make program to download contacts

ronniebrasco · 11/06/2009, 04:52 PM

I dont care if everyone else gets this app for free. Ill pay $100 for a script/app/program or whatever to export my contacts from the PALM PROFILE (not google) in a managable order. So from that point i can bring my contacts into google or another phone.

10 Years using Palm Phones, i finally give up. Thank You guys.

I am very serious about my offer. I have 2,000+ contacts.

Audemars02 · 11/06/2009, 05:00 PM

It's not $100, but I will add $5 to that reward...

Edit: My caveat is that this must be a relatively low-tech solution? I do not want to have to download 3 different programs on my PC, extract pieces of data, etc etc.. must be a workable but relatively simple solution

ronniebrasco · 11/06/2009, 05:04 PM

Yes. Simplicity. Extract and download. Upload to Google or new phone.

navinag · 11/06/2009, 05:16 PM

Steps to get it done..
-Grab the DB file from Phone with webos quick install
-Run something like sql-lite to read the database and export out a .csv file that you can import into google.

Very doable...would probably take a few hours to iron out the flow...

I guess a Javascript could be written to do all of this.....But I dont know Java very well.

ronniebrasco · 11/06/2009, 05:19 PM

I extracted the database and converted to cvs files. the are in 3 seperate files. Plus there are in no order where you can merge them. Have anyone done this successfullly?

navinag · 11/06/2009, 05:25 PM

Trey a quick and dirty import to excel. and then export it

navinag · 11/06/2009, 05:26 PM

Maybe a macro could be written to do this....instead of java

ronniebrasco · 11/06/2009, 05:38 PM

$100

dallashigh · 11/06/2009, 05:51 PM

I'm confused... can't you do this with PocketMirror?

ronniebrasco · 11/06/2009, 05:55 PM

For those of you who do not know whats the problem. YOU CANNOT USE POCKETMIRROR, MISSING SYNC, GOOGLE or ANY BACKUP SOLUTION, to sync or backup contacts that were already synced to your PALM PROFILE. Even if change your primary profile to a new one.

Palm Did this, so you can be stuck using the Palm Pre. They can easily implement a feature to sync your contacts to you computer. They did this for use with all their other palm phones. However they dont want you to have the option to just take your contacts and run.

However, you can start fresh and use Google, Pocketmirror, exchange, missing synch etc.. to backup your NEW contacts..

slydog43 · 11/06/2009, 06:01 PM

I just followed these few steps to get my contacts out of the palm

http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pr...-solution.html

basically, these were my steps

1. used Internalz to copy palm contact database to public location
( file is /var/luna/data/dbdata/PalmDatabase.db3) viewable with usb cable

2. copied file with windows explorer to windows PC

3. Used sqlitebrowser 1.3, opened contact database and then exported table
- com_palm_pim_Contact to a csv

4. Use the CSV file as you wish

ronniebrasco · 11/06/2009, 06:39 PM

How long it took you to merge the tables properly?

ronniebrasco · 11/07/2009, 11:15 AM

bump

Achill3s · 11/07/2009, 11:35 AM

What is the original source of your 2000+ contacts, a bberry? A different phone? How did you get your 2000+ contacts onto your Pre? Was it done at the Sprint store?

ronniebrasco · 11/07/2009, 11:41 AM

about 1,500 of them i have on csv file. But some have updated. Then the rest were new contacts inputted on the device. So all the updated and new are on the Palm Profile.

ronniebrasco · 11/07/2009, 04:54 PM

bump

xybyre · 11/08/2009, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronniebrasco

I'll pay $100 for a script/app/program or whatever to export my contacts from the PALM PROFILE (not google) in a managable order. So from that point i can bring my contacts into google or another phone.

I can provide a Windows program to process your PalmDatabase.db3 file to generate a csv. Is this acceptable?

What columns do you want in your csv? Do you want to provide a header line as a guide?

trim81 · 11/08/2009, 08:56 AM

I don't think heis referring to the old palm OS db file..more so the Palm Pre Cloud Profile

xybyre · 11/08/2009, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trim81

I don't think heis referring to the old palm OS db file..more so the Palm Pre Cloud Profile

PalmDatabase.db3 is the file on the Palm Pre that contains all of the user's contacts.

imjustabill · 11/09/2009, 01:49 AM

If you're still looking for someone to do this, I'd be interested. What kind of output would you want everything in, and what all do you need saved? Just Names & phone numbers? Email? IM screen names? Let me know what you're looking for. I can probably have something together by this weekend.

11/06/2009, 04:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
ronniebrasco Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 57 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts	$100 reward to make program to download contacts I dont care if everyone else gets this app for free. Ill pay $100 for a script/app/program or whatever to export my contacts from the PALM PROFILE (not google) in a managable order. So from that point i can bring my contacts into google or another phone. 10 Years using Palm Phones, i finally give up. Thank You guys. I am very serious about my offer. I have 2,000+ contacts.
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11/06/2009, 05:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Audemars02 Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,487 Likes Received: 13 Thanks: 252 Thanked 405 Times in 238 Posts	It's not $100, but I will add $5 to that reward... Edit: My caveat is that this must be a relatively low-tech solution? I do not want to have to download 3 different programs on my PC, extract pieces of data, etc etc.. must be a workable but relatively simple solution
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11/06/2009, 05:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
ronniebrasco Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 57 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts	Yes. Simplicity. Extract and download. Upload to Google or new phone.
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11/06/2009, 05:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
navinag Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 467 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 14 Thanked 64 Times in 48 Posts	Steps to get it done.. -Grab the DB file from Phone with webos quick install -Run something like sql-lite to read the database and export out a .csv file that you can import into google. Very doable...would probably take a few hours to iron out the flow... I guess a Javascript could be written to do all of this.....But I dont know Java very well.
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11/06/2009, 05:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
ronniebrasco Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 57 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts	I extracted the database and converted to cvs files. the are in 3 seperate files. Plus there are in no order where you can merge them. Have anyone done this successfullly?
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11/06/2009, 05:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
navinag Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 467 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 14 Thanked 64 Times in 48 Posts	Trey a quick and dirty import to excel. and then export it
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11/06/2009, 05:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
navinag Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 467 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 14 Thanked 64 Times in 48 Posts	Maybe a macro could be written to do this....instead of java
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11/06/2009, 05:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
ronniebrasco Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 57 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts	$100
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11/06/2009, 05:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
dallashigh Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 674 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 105 Thanked 203 Times in 107 Posts	I'm confused... can't you do this with PocketMirror?
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11/06/2009, 05:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
ronniebrasco Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 57 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts	For those of you who do not know whats the problem. YOU CANNOT USE POCKETMIRROR, MISSING SYNC, GOOGLE or ANY BACKUP SOLUTION, to sync or backup contacts that were already synced to your PALM PROFILE. Even if change your primary profile to a new one. Palm Did this, so you can be stuck using the Palm Pre. They can easily implement a feature to sync your contacts to you computer. They did this for use with all their other palm phones. However they dont want you to have the option to just take your contacts and run. However, you can start fresh and use Google, Pocketmirror, exchange, missing synch etc.. to backup your NEW contacts..
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11/06/2009, 06:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
slydog43 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 184 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 111 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	keep your money I just followed these few steps to get my contacts out of the palm http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pr...-solution.html basically, these were my steps 1. used Internalz to copy palm contact database to public location ( file is /var/luna/data/dbdata/PalmDatabase.db3) viewable with usb cable 2. copied file with windows explorer to windows PC 3. Used sqlitebrowser 1.3, opened contact database and then exported table - com_palm_pim_Contact to a csv 4. Use the CSV file as you wish
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11/06/2009, 06:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
ronniebrasco Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 57 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts	How long it took you to merge the tables properly?
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11/07/2009, 11:15 AM	#13 (permalink)
ronniebrasco Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 57 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts	bump
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11/07/2009, 11:35 AM	#14 (permalink)
Achill3s Forum Moderator Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,999 Likes Received: 59 Thanks: 262 Thanked 539 Times in 392 Posts	What is the original source of your 2000+ contacts, a bberry? A different phone? How did you get your 2000+ contacts onto your Pre? Was it done at the Sprint store? __________________ Achill3s' Palm Pre: Modded and patched to death!!
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11/07/2009, 11:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
ronniebrasco Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 57 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts	about 1,500 of them i have on csv file. But some have updated. Then the rest were new contacts inputted on the device. So all the updated and new are on the Palm Profile.
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11/07/2009, 04:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
ronniebrasco Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 57 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts	bump
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11/08/2009, 08:56 AM	#18 (permalink)
trim81 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 626, Los Angeles Posts: 2,726 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 381 Thanked 197 Times in 129 Posts	I don't think heis referring to the old palm OS db file..more so the Palm Pre Cloud Profile
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11/09/2009, 01:49 AM	#20 (permalink)
imjustabill Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If you're still looking for someone to do this, I'd be interested. What kind of output would you want everything in, and what all do you need saved? Just Names & phone numbers? Email? IM screen names? Let me know what you're looking for. I can probably have something together by this weekend.
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