cannot import outlook pst file (addressbook, calendar, email)

Thank you for your bug report,

Debian has this changelog entry:
" - don't build pstimport plugin since we don't have libpst in Debian."

the rules has: --disable-pst-import

Didier, is that a merge error, did you forgot to drop the configure option? The build-depends and the .install still suggest pst-import should be shipped

Thank you very much for working on this. I have used this function very often.
Is the test case instruction for me? Shall I install the proposed evolution from https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/maverick/evolution/maverick-proposed?

Yes, the testcase if for you :)

Just wait for evolution 2.30.3-1ubuntu7.1 to be accepted in maverick-proposed and install it from there, please. (it's not yet accepted, nor built).

Thanks! I haven't installed something yet from a proposed branch and haven't found a instruction on the net. May you help me with step-by-step instruction. Thanks for your patience.

I think I found a way:
Repositories (or Software sources)>Updates and there I could click "pre-released updates (maverick-proposed)".
As I haven't found evolution 2.30.3-1ubuntu7.1 (only 2.30.3-1ubuntu7 which is installed), I remembered your "not yet accepted, nor built". What is the approximate time frame to be built, so I know when I should check again?

Depends on people availability of the people in charge of it. You will see a message posted here when it will be accepted.

Thanks for the clarification. As you might guess, I hope soon ;-).

Accepted evolution into maverick-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

work for me... thanks :)

Import of emails and calendar works, however contacts either do not get imported or evolution address book crashes the entire application. Tasks also not imported...

Thanks for the new version. Finally I have to test it (after moving house :-). The pst import plugin in is now present. Unfortunately it does not work for me, either. Evolution crashes even after I try to start the import of calendar or contacts ... Do you need further information for this crucial tool?

worked for me too (importing mail only). shame the proposed changes thing can't be done in package manager!
cheers

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Si Dedman <email address hidden>wrote:

> worked for me too (importing mail only). shame the proposed changes thing
> can't be done in package manager!
> cheers

it will be in package manager once we are certain there is no regression in
the update

This bug was fixed in the package evolution - 2.30.3-1ubuntu7.1

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evolution (2.30.3-1ubuntu7.1) maverick-proposed; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/89_express.patch:
    - listen to gconf for calendar view to pick changed settings from the
      calendar preference dialog (LP: #663787, #649543)
  * debian/rules:
    - remove --disable-pst-import (wrongly kept during latest merge)
      as we want the plugin to import outlook pst file (LP: #670747)
 -- Didier Roche <email address hidden> Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:37:10 +0100

Copied to natty as well.

Tested and it works (mail only).

Users also need to enable the plugin after upgrading from maverick-proposed. Enable the plugin in Evolution under Edit > Plugins > Outlook PST import. Restart Evolution and you can now import a Outlook PST file.

Thanks!

Hopefully there will be also a fix for the PST import of the contacts and calender (not too long) ... thanks.

Anybody working on the problem to import contacts and calendar? Or do I have to open a new bug thread?
I don't understand that it worked with previous versions of evolution, although not perfectly (see bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evolution/+bug/491787 and https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/491786), but at least I could import the most important information. I already wait more than 2 years that this import tool would work properly, some other previous Microsoft user, too.

Hello! Anybody out there?
With a lot of work I could import the outlook addressbook (csv - Windows, re-organized the column order with OpenOffice) into Evolution, but no success with the outlook XP calendar! When I select a calendar-pst-file and want to start the import process, evolution crashes.
PLEASE work on this import function and give a good other solution (some trials via thunderbird did not work).

Import of mails seems to work (see earlier posts), but calendar and addressbook still NOT. Perhaps this problem can be looked at in a new bug report?

don't reopen closed bugs, register a new bug if you still have an issue

Ah, finally somebody is hearing me! THANK YOU! I was posting my problem the first time 4 months ago and nobody told me to register a new bug. But surely I will do it, see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/730612