[CS-FSLUG] vcard format? Where can I get simple but thourough info.

[Davo Smith]

Apologies if you've already considered this, or if it doesn't solve your
problem, but have you considered using Google contacts (inside gmail)?

It works (via the web browser) in Windows & Linux. It already syncs with
android phones. It allows you to search on any field (at least in the
browser - on the phone it is more limited, but there may be 3rd party apps
out there with more powerful search capabilities).

It can also import CSV data (the best way to achieve this is to run an
export, to see the correct format to use, then organise your CSV file to
match).

You could probably also (sort-of) get separate databases by registering
multiple accounts (if you have apps for a domain, you could have several
email addresses that way).

Davo

On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 5:52 PM, <davidm at hisfeet.net> wrote:

> My problem is not that I can't find info about vcard. Really the opposite.
> There is lots of info, but none that I have found that is clear enough and
> thourough enough for me - so far.
>
> I've been using a DOS database for 20 years or more ("File Express") Some
> features of it no longer work in any modern system, and none of it was
> designed to interact with either graphics, or the internet. But I'm used
> to it, and it really is quite powerful for a 20 year old Dos program.
>
> Here's what I need:
> I need to be able to define the number and size of fields (unless size is
> not important in a  more up-to-date database).
>
> And I need to be able to search by any field, or at least by any of
> several.
>
> I need to be able to transfer information from my old system to a new one.
> (I can save to CSV, or several other formats)
>
> I need to be able to set up several separate databases using the same
> program.
>
> I need to be able to edit any field in any entry after it has been entered.
>
> I need to be able to use the information in Windows, Linux and
> Android,(and DOS would be nice) after it is set up with my own data. (But
> probably set it up in Linux)(Probably have to use different programs in
> each OS of course.)
>
> I'm thinking that maybe vcard fills the bill, but can't really find much
> info about it's flexibility, or power. What limitations are there on the
> names of the fields? Which front ends are the best? Or am I just barking
> up the wrong tree?
>
> What can you tell me.  Thanks, Dave
>
>
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