Interguru's ldif to Tab-Ascii/csv Conversion

This page will convert a ldif nicknames file to a tab-ascii or csv file which can be imported into a spreadsheet or database.

Instructions

Note: Read all instructions before doing anything.

The input is an Ldif file which you can get by exporting from some mail programs such as Netscape Communicator. It is a text file, but often has an ".ldif" extension.
Using the Browse button below, select this file
Press the process button

The output is a tab-separated, or comma separated (csv) file (your choice) in the following format.

The output is a tab-separated, or comma separated (csv) file (your choice). The first line is a list of column headings for the address lines.

A mailing list line contains a list of aliases, either comma separated (if the file is tab-separated) or semicolon separated (if the file is comma separated).

Use the Browse button to select the input file
Press the process button
Using the File Menu: Save As save the ouput file on some convenient place on your disk for your use.

Technical Notes

If you want a sample ldif file to test this script on, click here, and save the file as "address.ldif"

To avoid overburdening the server, we have limited the file to 120k bytes and 1200 lines

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