old address book format

[yodar444]

is there any way to get back to the old address book format?
i think it was changed ~8/22.

[DanRaisch]

Are you asking about the address book layout or the file format, which changed from .mab to .sqlite?
Actually, that doesn't matter much because the answer to your question is "No".

[yodar444]

i am asking about the UI format, not the file format.

[morat]

You can't go back to the old address book user interface.

New in Thunderbird 102 - Manage your contacts with ease: New Address Book
http://support.mozilla.org/kb/new-thund ... dress-book

[yodar444]

what is the purpose/function of mail.addr_book.useNewAddressBook in about:config ?

[morat]

The mail.addr_book.useNewAddressBook pref is usable while both address book UIs exist within a build.

Set to false for addressbook.xhtml in a window, or true for about:addressbook in a tab.

The addressbook.xhtml file ( i.e. old address book UI ) doesn't exist in Thunderbird 102.

More info
http://thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/daily/Tf465c4202ffd0cfe

Reference
http://searchfox.org/comm-esr91/search?q=useNewAddressBook

[yodar444]

ok, so we are stuck with the new UI.is there any chance of adding some options to fix it?

- make it search for the leading character in an entry, not just anywhere in the entry.

- make it open in a separate window, not a tab. i know you can get a separate window but it covers the starting window. i want to see the address book and the inbox without overlapping.

- is there any way to export it to a csv or something human readable?

- somehow i have 2 personal address books. is there some way to merge them?

[morat]

any way to export it to a csv or something human readable?

You can download the SQLite Tools command line utility for Windows and try the ".dump" command.

Thunderbird 102 SQLITE_VERSION is 3.29.0.

SQLite Download Page
https://www.sqlite.org/download.html
https://www.sqlite.org/2019/sqlite-tools-win32-x86-3290000.zip

e.g.

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sqlite3.exe abook.sqlite .dump

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sqlite3.exe -csv abook.sqlite "SELECT * FROM properties"

How to Download & Install SQLite Tools
http://www.sqlitetutorial.net/download-install-sqlite/

Export SQLite Database to a CSV File
http://www.sqlitetutorial.net/sqlite-export-csv/

SQLiteStudio tool is a free GUI tool for managing SQLite databases. The app has an export menu item.

[morat]

How to merge multiple address books
http://support.mozilla.org/questions/1309724