Decode Google Contacts Vcf Script

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Convert Accented names in Android contacts file

If you want to export all your contacts, google (android) creates a .vcf file containing all your data.

Unfortunately, some of the data are encoded (usually when they contain special characters, like accents, and use them in utf-8)

To decode them, you can use this python script in Notepad++

Requirements

• Notepad++ (free and opensource text editor)
• The python script plugin (install via the plugin manager)
• (if you use this for the first time don't forget to Encoding> encode Utf8)

Usage

1. Plugins > python script >new script
2. Save as whatever name you want (mine is "vcfDecode"
3. Paste the code, save the file, close it
4. Open your .vcf file (change the encoding if necessary Encoding > encode Utf-8)
5. Plugin > python script > scripts > vcfDecode (if you named it this way)

The text should be decode !!

 
"""
Author: fxparlant
page: http://www.fxparlant.net/Decode_Google_Contacts_Vcf_Script
Description: convert hex to text  the encoded parts of a google / android 
contacts file (.vcf)
Requirement:
- Notepad++ text free open source text editor for windows
- Python script plugin (available from plugin manager in Notepad++) 
"""
 
def regExFunc( lineNum, match ):
		console.write("lineNum="+ str(lineNum) + " MATCH=" + match.group(1))
		#console.write(match.group(1))
		editor.gotoLine(lineNum)
		linetxt = editor.getCurLine()
		x = linetxt.find(match.group(1))
		console.write("x="+ str(x))
		#editor.getLineEndPosition(lineNum)
		editor.setSelectionStart(editor.positionFromLine(lineNum)+x)
		editor.setSelectionEnd(editor.getLineEndPosition(lineNum))
		notepad.runMenuCommand('TextFX Convert', 'Convert Hex to text')
 
 
editor.pysearch(":=(.*)", regExFunc )