mattvenn / simplify-vcard

Simplify vcard (VCF) export

After exporting all my contacts from google as a combined vcf file (contacts.vcf), I had a few problems importing to a Nokia 108.

• First and last name reversed after import
• Any record with a number not in the TEL record was ignored

simplify.py

• for each vcard, read the ';' separated name and reverse
• allow blank surnames
• for each telephone number, create a new vcard with the correct first and last name
• print to stdout

How to use

• split the contacts.vcf with vcard-split.py (I adapted from here)
• run simplify.py > backup.dat to create a file that the Nokia will import
• save backup.dat onto an sd card, insert into Nokia
• Nokia: menu -> contacts -> settings -> restore contacts