Setup

Installation

To install the binaries, just edit the makefile and run ``make install''.

Description of files in the distribution:

COPYING.LIB:

The GNU Library General Public License document.

README:

read this file before starting the installation.

bbdb-a-msend-example.el:

an example of msend-xxx elisp functions to form the subject and include attachements (pdf, gif, ...) in the e-mail.

bbdb-a-tex-example.el:

an example for generating a TeX file (could be in the form of letter, memo, article, book, etc.)

bbdb-action-extension.el:

define the key map for BBDB action extension.

bbdb-action-lib.el:

define an extension to a filename.

bbdb-append.el:

elisp functions to append all entries in the *BBDB* buffer matching the regexp STRING in any fields.

bbdb-ccmail.el:

an output filters to export all entries in the *BBDB* buffer into CCMail format.

bbdb-eudora.el:

an output filters to export all entries in the *BBDB* buffer into Eudora format.

bbdb-export.el:

elisp function to export the selected BBDB entries.

bbdb-filters-load.el:

loading all necessary file automatically in order to use the ``BBDB Filters & Processors'' package.

bbdb-group.el:

elisp function to generate a group names.

bbdb-hp200lx.el:

an output filters to export all entries in the *BBDB* buffer into HP200 LX handheld PC.

bbdb-nsmail.el:

an output filters to export all entries in the *BBDB* buffer into Netscape (version 4.x) address book format.

bbdb-netscape6.el:

an output filters to export all entries in the *BBDB* buffer into Netscape (version 6) address book format.

bbdb-outlook97.el:

an output filters to export all entries in the *BBDB* buffer into Microsoft Outlook 97 format.

bbdb-palmpilot.el:

an output filters to export all entries in the *BBDB* buffer into Palm Pilot format.

bbdb-passwd.el:

coverts passwd files to the canonical bbdb input filters format.

bbdb-ph.el:

generate an output of the *BBDB* buffer in PH tab-delimited-file (.CDF) format.

bbdb-pine.el:

an output filters to export all entries in the *BBDB* buffer into PINE format.

bbdb-schdplus.el:

an output filters to export all entries in the *BBDB* buffer into Microsoft Schedule+ format.

bbdb-tex-lib:

insert BBDB field (i.e. first name, last name addrss, phone number, etc.) in the generated TeX file.

insert-fpath:

insert a message/text from a file.

makefile:

the setup file.

Configuration

After running the ``make install'', go to directory where the binaries were installed and edit the ``bbdb-filters-load.el'' file so that the output of the BBDB filters will be saved in the directory that you specified (i.e. the default derectory for Eudora output is in /dos/m/eudora.mai/).

When you are done, load the ``bbdb-filter-load'' file (M-x bbdb-load-file bbdb-filter-load).

Customizing It