288262 - misalignment during import addresses from csv files

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 270305

(Thunderbird :: Address Book, defect)

Description

[Antonio Angelo]

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Importing addresses from csv files doesnt't recognize eol: when number of fields
of the files to be imported exceeds the number of fields of Thunderbird, the
first fields of the next record are displayed starting at the exceeding fields.
In addition, moving up/down target fields to match input fields cause
misalignment of previously matched fields.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Tools>Import>addresses>Text files (txt, csv)
2.Select csv file to be imported (with more fields then Thunderbirds) 
3.Move up/down source fileds to match target fields (this causes misalignment of
previously matched fields)
4.Scroll down to display first fields of next record.

Actual Results:  
1.First matched fields do not preserve alignment
2.First fields of the next record are displayed in the same target record.

Expected Results:  
1.Previously matched fields (source and target) should reamin matched when
moving up/down other fields (doesn't matter if partially nested with previous ones).
2.Thunderbird should recognize EOL of input CSV addresses file.

Comment 1

[Mark Banner (:standard8)]

Reporter,

Please can you attach to this bug an example csv file that will cause this 
problem.

Please can you also confirm which version of thunderbird you are using (from 
help->about).

Comment 2

[Antonio Angelo]

Thunderbird version: 1.0 (20041206)

Correction to actual results:
"2.First fields of the next record are displayed in the same target record."
Now I cannot reproduce it.

The second problem listed (1.First matched fields do not preserve alignment) is
still valid and reproducible.

Note: it would be useful the ability to specify common used CSV delimiters (""
and ;).

Comment 3

[Mark Banner (:standard8)]

> 1.First matched fields do not preserve alignment
> 2.First fields of the next record are displayed in the same target record.

According to previous comments item 2 is WFM.

Item 1 is a duplicate of bug 270305 -> difficult to map fields for cvs import.
If you disagree, please re-open with reasons why.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 270305 ***