Installation: **********************************************************************
No installation required, just unpack and copy to any folder
Oxport does not create any ini files nor does it write to the registry.

Why: *******************************************************************************
I really like the Opera browser and also it's email Client is quite allright for me. 
Anyway, from time to time you need to export your bookmarks and contacts 
to another application, upload to your prefered webmail client etc. 

As much as I'm amazed about Opera's various features am I pissed off about 
it's limitations in exporting contacts and bookmarks. 

The goal is, to get Opera's contacts and bookmarks into a format that is widely 
supported and on any windows pc available - so I choose to export opera's data
to a format that is readable by the windows address-book (WAB) for contacts and the 
internet explorer for importing bookmarks.

How: ******************************************************************************
If you don't know the location of the Opera Contact andBookmark files, 
follow the steps below, if you know the location 
(Default should be C:\Program Files\Opera\profile\contacts.adr for contacts 
                      and  C:\Program Files\Opera\profile\opera6.adr for bookmarks )
you can omit the following instructions:
- Open Opera, 
- go to MainMenu 'File/Import and Export'
- select 'Export Opera Bookmarks'
- choose a location and filename, save the bookmarks
- select 'Export Opera Contacts'
- choose a location and filename, save the contacts

- Start Oxport, choose the file locations for both, Opera exported data
  and the destination files. 
- Press the 'Start conversion' button 
- convert and exit Oxport

For CONTACTS:
- go to Windows Addressbook 
- Open 'File/Import/Other Adress Book'
- select 'Text File (Comma Separated Values)
- Choose a file to import: (the contacts file you just created)
- Don't change the mapping on the next screen
- Press Finish

For BOOKMARKS:
- go to InternetExplorer
- Open 'File/Import and Export'
- Choose 'Import Favorites' from the Wizard
- Next screen choose 'Import from a file or address
  and choose a file to import: (the bookmark file you just created)
- Select the destination folder
- Press Finish

Known Problems / Limitations: ***********************************************
WAB is quite sensitive on the data structure, so when you get error messages
during the import in WAB revise the according Opera contact and try again. 
Most commom problems occur on Opera's email field (WAB allows only one there)

Another wired fact is that WAB can only import ONE email-adress for a single 
contact, so I moved additional addresses to the notes-field in WAB, also some 
other information will occur in the notes field. 

The Opera Contacts have a completly different dataset - so you can never 
get an exact copy ! 
Oxport converts Opera to WAB contacts as followed: 
OPERA=>WAB
Name => Name
Url => Web page
Created => Notes
Description => Notes
ShortName => Nickname
Active => Notes
Mail => e-mail
Phone => Home Phone
Fax => Home Fax
Address => Home Street
Picture =>  Business Web Page

Finaly:***************************************************
I did not have many opportunities for an extensive testing 
but it works for my configuration: 
- Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 SP2 EN
- Opera 9.00 beta Build 8414 EN 
- Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2869 EN 
- Windows Address Book 6.0.2900.2869 EN


Comments welcome to: UnknownUser@gmx.com
Last changed: Bangkok, 29.05.2006 
