Thursday 7 June 2012

Export Contacts as a VCF file in Android


public class VCardActivity extends Activity {
Cursor cursor;
ArrayList<String> vCard;
String vfile;
static Context mContext;

/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
mContext = VCardActivity.this;
getVCF();
}

public static void getVCF() {
final String vfile = "Contacts.vcf";
Cursor phones = mContext.getContentResolver().query(
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI, null,
                                  null, null, null);
phones.moveToFirst();
for (int i = 0; i < phones.getCount(); i++) {
String lookupKey = phones.getString(phones
.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY));
Uri uri = Uri.withAppendedPath(
ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_VCARD_URI,
                                                 lookupKey);
AssetFileDescriptor fd;
try {
fd = mContext.getContentResolver().openAssetFileDescriptor(uri, "r");
FileInputStream fis = fd.createInputStream();
byte[] buf = new byte[(int) fd.getDeclaredLength()];
fis.read(buf);
String VCard = new String(buf);
String path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
.toString() + File.separator + vfile;
FileOutputStream mFileOutputStream = new FileOutputStream(path,
true);
mFileOutputStream.write(VCard.toString().getBytes());
phones.moveToNext();
Log.d("Vcard", VCard);
} catch (Exception e1) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e1.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}

Enjoy :-)

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11 comments:

  1. Great code. Thanks.
    I'm trying to figure out how to import as well.

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    1. It works just fine. Actually i was trying to import them back can you help.

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  2. sir it is working in 2.3.3 but it is not working in 4.2 ... plz help

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  3. hello sir,
    i want to export call log in vcf file in sd card
    please give me code.

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  4. How to import contacts without using Intent ?

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  5. Every contact that has more than one phone number (a mobile and work number) are saved twice. And both of the numbers are in each duplicate contact, so they are correct, just duplicated. so pls help me out

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  7. Great code. It does all the trick. But I'm still trying to make it work in 4.2... need help pls!

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  8. how to save vcf to phone contacts programatically in android

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