[Users] import address book from previous version

[Paul]

On Mon, 14 Oct 2019 04:40:26 +0000
RON SCHWIESOW <nanron62 at msn.com> wrote: 

> I am trying to import my address book from Claws Mail 3.11.1 to a new
> installation of Claws Mail 3.17.3 in Debian Linux Bullseye. I have the
> old files from the backup copied in the
> new .claws-mail/addrbook/addrbook-00000n.xml where n runs 1 to 9. The
> files look OK. When I try the Tools>Address book>Tools>Import LDIF
> with the book name and the file name, I receive the message Bad file
> format. I tried changing the file extension to .ldif, but receive the
> same error.

They're not LDIF files, that's why.

The address book files should be listed in the file addrbook--index.xml,
which is in the same location as the files it lists. Presumably this file was
not part of your backup.

In the index file you will see a  <book_list> ... </book_list> section.
Within this section are items referencing your address book files. e.g.:

<book name="Common Address" file="addrbook-000001.xml" />

You can edit this manually while Claws Mail is not running.

with regards

Paul