Parsing Last Name from a vCard

[KeithBurris]

We are seeing an odd problem with certain vCards we receive. If the last name
specified on the card is say, van Gogh, the Address Book sets the last name
as Gogh for filing (the File As field will be, e.g., Gogh, Vincent van).

Has anyone else seen this problem? Is there any recourse?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

What do you see if you open the .vcf file in Notepad? How is the name listed?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[KeithBurris]

It looks like a normal vCard. Here's an example:

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:2.1
N:van Gogh;Vincent;W.
FN:Vincent W. van Gogh
TITLE:Artist
REV:20060501T224920Z
END:VCARD

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I see the same thing here, even in Outlook 2007 Beta 2, unfortunately. My guess is that Outlook is parsing the FN rather than putting the name together from the separate parts.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers