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Hi,
After searching on the forum for any soft that would be able to do this, I'm posting this thread.
I'm looking for a tool that would allow me to export all my SMS in a text file (cvs or other) that can be easily modified, read, stored. Additionaly, I'd like to be able with that tool to import such a file.
reason is that I'd like to keep my SMS readable for ever, but also that I would be able to import on my Hermes the SMS from my SE K800i (for which I've got a tool to export in readable text format)
Thanks for your help
Jeyo Mobile Extender ought to do the trick.. you can download yr sms into outlook and export it to CSV format.. Cheerios
and can I do it the other way around ?
Reimport it from a CVS in outlook ?
yup. c'est possible!
Ca c'est cool
I'll try it
thanks again
karld said:
I'm looking for a tool that would allow me to export all my SMS in a text file (cvs or other) that can be easily modified, read, stored. Additionaly, I'd like to be able with that tool to import such a file.
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Another possibility (if you don't use Outlook, or don't want to use ActiveSync for this, or want it to happen automatically on the phone without needing to be docked) is PPC Pim Backup (also discussed here http://cleanimport.xda/index.php?threads/299705/).
If you want a csv text file output, be sure to turn off the "Binary backup (faster)" option. The resulting file will be called <filename>.pib which you can rename to <filename>.zip and open. Inside will be a file called msgs_<date>.csm, which is a readable/editable csv file.
HTH. HAND. Cheers.
Addendum: Oh, and if you create a file called msgs_<date>.csm and zip it up into a file called <name>.pib, then you can restore (import) the messages back in too. When restoring, there is an option to either delete existing messages before import, or to just add imported messages.
I indeed already tried that one (that I run on a daily basis), but the format of the CVS file is not really correct. Some messages a spread on multiple lines if they contains carriage returns for example.
And also the message is most of the time on multiple lines, which makes it difficult to re-organise it and/or to create a file for import
brownianmotion said:
Another possibility (if you don't use Outlook, or don't want to use ActiveSync for this, or want it to happen automatically on the phone without needing to be docked) is PPC Pim Backup (also discussed here http://cleanimport.xda/index.php?threads/299705/).
If you want a csv text file output, be sure to turn off the "Binary backup (faster)" option. The resulting file will be called <filename>.pib which you can rename to <filename>.zip and open. Inside will be a file called msgs_<date>.csm, which is a readable/editable csv file.
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Not for the letest version 2.8
I'm toying with the idea of putting together a cab with my owner info, local area code, alerts and notifications settings, etc. Has anyone else done this? And if so, which keys did you grab? What are your thoughts? How well did it work? I'm using CERegistryEditor and WinCE Cab Manager - any better tools for the job?
I know this can be done with Sashimi, in fact that's what gave me the idea to do some provisioning... I just thought a cab in the UC folder would be quick and painless.
~Eric
I made provXMLs/cabs of my email accounts, power saving settings, and auto light sensor settings, which get installed by XDA User Customization on the first boot. The easiest way to do this is to use the XML maker in sashami (makisu), then save the .xml file onto your SD card. For any settings found in Schapps' Advanced Configuration Tool, you can export them as .XML files which are usable with UC. Then, in your SDConfig.txt file, use the XML: command (as opposed to CAB:) and specify its file path as you would with any .cab file. For any settings found in Schapps' Advanced Configuration Tool, you can export them as .XML files which are usable with UC. Then, UC will import the registry entries from the provXML on the first boot.
Or if you really want .cab files, I believe you can import provXMLs as registry settings with WinCE Cab Manager since your provxml is identical to _setup.xml (which contains registry settings) found in the root of any modern .cab. Then, you can create the .cab file, and it'll install all your registry settings. If that fails, you can still use the official Microsoft .cab SDK and cab up the XML, as detailed here. It may seem like a lot of work, but it'll be completely worth it once you've automated everything.
hi
i have a qeustion, can you do so that music player only finds your music folder on sd cardand not all other music files such as navigation voices.
U can try changing the folder names you want to hide. You just have to add "." In front of the folder name and Android will hide them from searches. Don't know if the prgram, like your navigation, will still fund it or not. There are some programs in the market that help but I just got up and can't think of the names they've been posted before in this forum..
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Hey this also works for images
1pen notepad in windows - you dont need to type anything.
2:Go to file menu and Save...
3: In the Save as Type: dropdown select All Files
4: Name file .nomedia (just that - include the dot - no extension)
Copy this file to the topmost folder of any directory you don't want to play music from.
Alternatively: If you have Laputa book reader installed look in the Laputa Books folder on your sim card and each book folder will have one of these files in it - copy it wherever you don't music to be found
nomedia
Also search for "nomedia" app in the market. It will allow you to exclude folders.
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Hey this also works for images
1pen notepad in windows - you dont need to type anything.
2:Go to file menu and Save...
3: In the Save as Type: dropdown select All Files
4: Name file .nomedia (just that - include the dot - no extension)
Copy this file to the topmost folder of any directory you don't want to play music from.
Alternatively: If you have Laputa book reader installed look in the Laputa Books folder on your sim card and each book folder will have one of these files in it - copy it wherever you don't music to be found
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this worked, thanks.
renegade said:
Also search for "nomedia" app in the market. It will allow you to exclude folders.
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i'm going to try this next.
Thankyou wery much
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I have created a folder on my external sd card named Movies.
I use Moboplayer, and have pre-set it to only view that folder when opened. But, after viewing any of the files in the sd card folder, the folder and files are displayed in Gallery. How can I prevent that from happening?
Or, put another way, I want to store some video files on my external sd card
and want to be the only one who is able to view them?
create a file in that directory called .nomedia that will prevent it being scanned by Gallery
Thanks, I'll try that later today and report back.
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create a file in that directory called .nomedia that will prevent it being scanned by Gallery
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As a beginner with Android, I'm not sure I know how to do what you said to do.
Can you please tell me the easiest way to create that file? Thanks again.
Sure. Open an adb shell. Change to the directory you want the file in. Type "touch .nomedia "
Press enter
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As an Android beginner, I have no idea what or how to use and adb shell.
Does it require that the Tab be Rooted?
Can I use a file manager like Astro?
Can I open the folder on my win xp desktop and create the file om the sd card with windows explorer?
Sorry to be so dense here, but, I am trying to learn what to do.
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As an Android beginner, I have no idea what or how to use and adb shell.
Does it require that the Tab be Rooted?
Can I use a file manager like Astro?
Can I open the folder on my win xp desktop and create the file om the sd card with windows explorer?
Sorry to be so dense here, but, I am trying to learn what to do.
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Get the free ES File Explorer from the store. You can do all the MS Windows-esque file management with that.
What is going to prevent someone else from launching Mobo and seeing the same files that you do?
I do have ES File Explorer installed, and didn't find a way to create a new file in that folder. Can you please suggest what to do when I get to the folder in question? Thanks.
As for your question about others using Mobo, is there a way to password protect a give app?
jostarr said:
I do have ES File Explorer installed, and didn't find a way to create a new file in that folder. Can you please suggest what to do when I get to the folder in question? Thanks.
As for your question about others using Mobo, is there a way to password protect a give app?
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Ok, es 101: the key to finding everything is the menu button that spears on the dock in es. From there you can select new> folder.
android/linux 101: any file or folder named starting with a period is deemed "hidden". An example would be a folder called .media. Because the name behind with a period, it is now hidden. To show hidden file, go into es file explorer settings, and check "show hidden files"
...and if you don't want to play with renaming folders every time, try Hide It Pro from the market. You set a password that is required to open the app. It disguise itself as a fake audio manager. You just need to browse to the file you need to hide and select "share with audio manager". There's a really good guide inside the app when you install it but its rather simple Works great on Iconia.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.smartanuj.hideitpro&feature=search_result
It also displays adds but its free and your hidden content is just a "click" away You can hide any file type compared to Photo Vault and Video Vault (they support only several file formats and they are paid apps)
Use a file manager such as astro, and change the format of the video to a format that doesn't exist by renaming it, for example: video.avi ----> video.uitpo, then the video won't be shown in gallery or anywhere else, and whenever you wanna view the video just change the format back to what it was.
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create a file in that directory called .nomedia that will prevent it being scanned by Gallery
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I have created a file in my directory named .nomedia
But, when the Acer is powered off and started up again, all the files in this directory show up in the Gallery again. That approach doesn't seem to work for me.
I think HTC footprint could be very useful software.
I could export the footprints to kmz file and use in google earth. However, when I tried to import kmz file from google earth, I only get the name and location - image is missing.
Anyone has ever tried the same? Did you success importing kmz file?
Just tried it with a KMZ exported from a HD2, which worked... Both importing as a KMZ and by extracting the files from within the KMZ manually (a KMZ is simply a ZIP archive). You can check the contents of the KMZ on your computer, to confirm images are being exported by your phone, by changing the ".kmz" extension to ".zip" and taking a peek inside the archive.
Also, which version of Google Earth are you using? Mine is 6.0.1.2032
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Just tried it with a KMZ exported from a HD2, which worked... Both importing as a KMZ and by extracting the files from within the KMZ manually (a KMZ is simply a ZIP archive). You can check the contents of the KMZ on your computer, to confirm images are being exported by your phone, by changing the ".kmz" extension to ".zip" and taking a peek inside the archive.
Also, which version of Google Earth are you using? Mine is 6.0.1.2032
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My google earth is 6.0.3.2197
I find something very strange to the KMZ file.
Please refer to the attachment (since I cannot upload KMZ files directly, I changed the extension to ZIP)
- "Footprints_from HTC" was exported from my HTC mini. It can be imported into google earth but we cannot see what is inside by Winzip
- "My footprints_from google" was exported from my google earth. It can be seen what is inside by Winzip but once i import to my HTC mini, the picture is gone.
Can you help to download my files to check it out?
Could it possibly be my HTC footprint version issue? Anywhere I can download the update?
my ROM is 1.36.707.3 (94538) WWE
I don't think its a problem with your phones Footprints app. I've just download your Footprints_From_HTC.zip, extracted the files manually and it successfully imported it into Google Earth. I also changed the .zip extension back to .kmz and that also successfully imported into Google Earth. The pictures are definitely in there and the .kml file is not corrupted.
If you are using a Windows PC have you tried examining the contents of the .zip with Windows Explorer, rather than WinZip? From XP onwards Windows has built-in support for .zip archives. I'm wondering if something else is causing your computer to not handle .zip (or .zip based) archives correctly (maybe even WinZip?). If your computer automatically opens WinZip when you double-click on a .zip archive, try right clicking on the archive instead and selecting "Explore" from the pop-up menu.
Let me know how you get on.
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I don't think its a problem with your phones Footprints app. I've just download your Footprints_From_HTC.zip, extracted the files manually and it successfully imported it into Google Earth. I also changed the .zip extension back to .kmz and that also successfully imported into Google Earth. The pictures are definitely in there and the .kml file is not corrupted.
If you are using a Windows PC have you tried examining the contents of the .zip with Windows Explorer, rather than WinZip? From XP onwards Windows has built-in support for .zip archives. I'm wondering if something else is causing your computer to not handle .zip (or .zip based) archives correctly (maybe even WinZip?). If your computer automatically opens WinZip when you double-click on a .zip archive, try right clicking on the archive instead and selecting "Explore" from the pop-up menu.
Let me know how you get on.
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Hi DJShadesUK,
You're right... Once I use WinXP to handle the kmz file, it can be open.
However, my main problem is still --- Once I import kmz file (from google earth) into my HTC footprint, the pictures were lost.
Could you help to download "My footprints_from google.zip" and try on your htc? I really want to know if the problem is from google earth, my HTC footprint or else.
PS: I found structure of the files are a little different because the kmz file from google earth will store picture in "files" folder. I tried to bring them to root folder but the problem is still
Thanks in advance.
I think I've solved your problem! It would seem that Google have changed the internal structure of KMZ files since HTC made the Footprints app. At a guess I would say the Footprints app doesn't know how to deal with "folders" inside a zip archive (which a KMZ essentially is), so we need to move the images out of the "files" folder and edit the doc.kml file. Follow the below guide and you should be okay:
Change the extension of the KMZ exported from Google Earth to ".zip"
Extract all the files from the Zip archive (right click on the file and select "Extract all" from the pop-up menu)
Open the newly created folder (the extraction wizard may automatically do this for you)
Move all of the images from the "files" folder to the "root" folder of the KMZ structure.
Open doc.kml with a good ASCII text editor. I recommend the free NotePad2 (click for direct download), Windows own Notepad app will not work!
Now do a Search and Replace (or just "Edit > Replace" in NotePad2). The string you want to search for is "files/" but leave the Replace With box EMPTY. Choose Replace All. Now save the file and close the text editor.
Right click on an empty space in the Explorer window and select "New > Compressed (Zipped) Folder" from the pop-up menu, and call it something like "Google Earth Export (fixed).zip"
Drag and drop "doc.kml" and all the images onto/into the new Zip archive.
Change the extension of the zip archive to ".kmz"
Copy the KMZ to your phone, import with Footprints and...
Unfortunately it appears you will have to do this every time you export from Google Earth and want to import to HTC Footprints. I've already checked if HTC have released a fix and it appears they haven't. Sadly I don't think they probably will either now.
Let me know how you get on
Shades