Issue 120959 - Database creation wizard does not support connection to Thunderbird addressbook on Mac
Summary: Database creation wizard does not support connection to Thunderbird addressbo...
Status: CLOSED OBSOLETE
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Product: Base
Classification: Application
Component: code (show other issues)
Version: 3.4.1
Hardware: Mac Mac OS X, all
: P3 Normal (vote)
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Reported: 2012-09-13 16:10 UTC by iplaw67
Modified: 2016-10-23 14:39 UTC (History)
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Description iplaw67 2012-09-13 16:10:40 UTC 
How to reproduce :

1) Start AOOo
2) Select create a new database (File > New > Database) or use the start center.
3) Select "Connect to an existing database"
4) Click on the drop down menu list to select your db to connect to.
5) Thunderbird does not appear in the list.

Conclusion : impossible to set up a connection to a Thunderbird address book on Mac OSX
Comment 1 Keith N. McKenna 2016-10-23 14:38:59 UTC 
As of Version 4.1.0 direct support of Thunderbird and SeaMonkey address books was removed making this report obsolete. Work around is export address book as csv.