How would one do that? Thanks.

Hi,
Internet Explorer> File> Import and export, follow the prompts.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]


"AndyHancock" <andymhancock******.com> wrote in message
news:31a43967-52d8-4b72-8f28-569eb2d3ad94@o13g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...
> How would one do that? Thanks.

Hi, Don,

It only seems to capture about half of the bookmarks, judging from the
top-level bookmark folders. Would I be correct in surmising that
going from Firefox to IE 8 is relatively rare? I haven't seen anyone
else even ask about that, so perhaps I can't expect to leverage past
experiences in this.

On Sep 20, 9:36*pm, "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote:
> Hi,
> Internet Explorer> File> Import and export, follow the prompts.
>
> "AndyHancock" <andymhanc...******.com> wrote
> > How would one do that? *Thanks.

"AndyHancock" <andymhancock******.com> wrote in message
news:31a43967-52d8-4b72-8f28-569eb2d3ad94@o13g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...
> How would one do that? Thanks.

What version of FF?

Hi,
Try (Firefox 3.0.xx, in my case) In Firefox, Bookmarks> Organize Bookmarks>
Import and backup> Export HTML. That will create a bookmarks.html file.
Import that file into IE8.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"AndyHancock" <andymhancock******.com> wrote in message
news:a5407092-0043-44dc-a510-20752dea159b@p36g2000vbn.googlegroups.com...
Hi, Don,

It only seems to capture about half of the bookmarks, judging from the
top-level bookmark folders. Would I be correct in surmising that
going from Firefox to IE 8 is relatively rare? I haven't seen anyone
else even ask about that, so perhaps I can't expect to leverage past
experiences in this.

On Sep 20, 9:36 pm, "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote:
> Hi,
> Internet Explorer> File> Import and export, follow the prompts.

> "AndyHancock" <andymhanc...******.com> wrote
> > How would one do that? Thanks.

I'm using FF 3.5.3. You're method works better than importing from
the bookmarks.html file in the firefox profile folder, but from the
top level, it still misses bookmark folders. I didn't yet delve into
the folders themselves to see if how complete they were.

On Sep 21, 5:24 am, "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote:
> Try (Firefox 3.0.xx, in my case) In Firefox, Bookmarks> Organize Bookmarks>
> Import and backup> Export HTML. That will create a bookmarks.html file.
> Import that file into IE8.
>
> "AndyHancock" <andymhanc...******.com> wrote:
> It only seems to capture about half of the bookmarks, judging from the
> top-level bookmark folders. Would I be correct in surmising that
> going from Firefox to IE 8 is relatively rare? I haven't seen anyone
> else even ask about that, so perhaps I can't expect to leverage past
> experiences in this.
>
> On Sep 20, 9:36 pm, "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi,
> > Internet Explorer> File> Import and export, follow the prompts.
> > "AndyHancock" <andymhanc...******.com> wrote
> > > How would one do that? Thanks.

On Sep 21, 2:34*am, "Gordon" <gordonbpar...******.com> wrote:
> "AndyHancock" <andymhanc...******.com> wrote in message
>
> news:31a43967-52d8-4b72-8f28-569eb2d3ad94@o13g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...
>
> > How would one do that? *Thanks.
>
> What version of FF?

FF 3.5.3.

HI,
Sorry, I don't know what else to try.

Don

"AndyHancock" <andymhancock******.com> wrote in message
news:04b09c4a-89ba-464a-a443-e20a3db9bb03@l31g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
> I'm using FF 3.5.3. You're method works better than importing from
> the bookmarks.html file in the firefox profile folder, but from the
> top level, it still misses bookmark folders. I didn't yet delve into
> the folders themselves to see if how complete they were.

> On Sep 21, 5:24 am, "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote:
> > Try (Firefox 3.0.xx, in my case) In Firefox, Bookmarks> Organize
Bookmarks>
> > Import and backup> Export HTML. That will create a bookmarks.html file.
> > Import that file into IE8.

> > "AndyHancock" <andymhanc...******.com> wrote:
> > It only seems to capture about half of the bookmarks, judging from the
> > top-level bookmark folders. Would I be correct in surmising that
> > going from Firefox to IE 8 is relatively rare? I haven't seen anyone
> > else even ask about that, so perhaps I can't expect to leverage past
> > experiences in this.

> > On Sep 20, 9:36 pm, "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > Internet Explorer> File> Import and export, follow the prompts.
> > > "AndyHancock" <andymhanc...******.com> wrote
> > > > How would one do that? Thanks.

"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message news:%23kAgfd2OKHA.1876@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> HI,
> Sorry, I don't know what else to try.


I think it may help to clarify what the functionality of the IE8 Import
command is.

Click on Show All here:

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...706351033.mspx

There seems to be a distinction between IE8 and IE7 functionality,
so that it's not even clear to me that exporting subfolders is actually
supported in IE8 but that it might have once worked in IE7.

<quotes>
5. Select the folder that you want to export your favorites from, and then click Next.

5. Select the favorites folder that you want to export. If you want all of your favorites,
select the top level (Favorites) folder, otherwise, select the individual folder. Click Next.
</quotes>

Otherwise why would they make this distinction with the second sentence?

So, if someone has somehow managed to create a bookmark.htm file
which contains references to subdirectories, what would be supposed
to happen when the Import command is used in IE8? Perhaps at most
they would all go into the chosen directory ready to be subsequently
relocated manually or perhaps the intended design would be to let users
export and import one folder at a time? <eg>

BTW have you tested this scenario? It's controversial.
Earlier I was involved with this discussion where I raised similar doubts:

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...1-4a996330a99b


Is there another tack which might be taken on this?
E.g. can Firefox export its Favorites layout into a set of .URL files
and subdirectories? Then the IE8 tool could be avoided entirely.


Robert
---


>
> Don
>
> "AndyHancock" <andymhancock******.com> wrote in message
> news:04b09c4a-89ba-464a-a443-e20a3db9bb03@l31g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
>> I'm using FF 3.5.3. You're method works better than importing from
>> the bookmarks.html file in the firefox profile folder, but from the
>> top level, it still misses bookmark folders. I didn't yet delve into
>> the folders themselves to see if how complete they were.
>
>> On Sep 21, 5:24 am, "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote:
>> > Try (Firefox 3.0.xx, in my case) In Firefox, Bookmarks> Organize
> Bookmarks>
>> > Import and backup> Export HTML. That will create a bookmarks.html file.
>> > Import that file into IE8.
>
>> > "AndyHancock" <andymhanc...******.com> wrote:
>> > It only seems to capture about half of the bookmarks, judging from the
>> > top-level bookmark folders. Would I be correct in surmising that
>> > going from Firefox to IE 8 is relatively rare? I haven't seen anyone
>> > else even ask about that, so perhaps I can't expect to leverage past
>> > experiences in this.
>
>> > On Sep 20, 9:36 pm, "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote:
>> > > Hi,
>> > > Internet Explorer> File> Import and export, follow the prompts.
>> > > "AndyHancock" <andymhanc...******.com> wrote
>> > > > How would one do that? Thanks.
>

Don,

Responses interspersed below...

On Sep 22, 12:15*pm, "Robert Aldwinckle" <rob...@techemail.com> wrote:
> "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in messagenews:%23kAgfd2OKHA.1876@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gb l...
> > HI,
> > Sorry, I don't know what else to try.
>
> I think it may help to clarify what the functionality of the IE8 Import
> command is.
>
> Click on Show All here:
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...89d4d-7758-467...
>
> There seems to be a distinction between IE8 and IE7 functionality,
> so that it's not even clear to me that exporting subfolders is actually
> supported in IE8 but that it might have once worked in IE7.
>
> <quotes>
> * * * 5. *Select the folder that you want to export your favorites from, and then click Next.
>
> * * * 5. *Select the favorites folder that you want to export. Ifyou want all of your favorites,
> * * * * * * select the top level (Favorites) folder, otherwise, select the individual folder. Click Next.
> </quotes>
>
> Otherwise why would they make this distinction with the second sentence?

I don't normally use FF. I'm only test driving IE 8, and if it
requires a reverse engineering of functionality differences with
previous versions, it will be a very short test drive.

> So, if someone has somehow managed to create a bookmark.htm file
> which contains references to subdirectories, what would be supposed
> to happen when the Import command is used in IE8? * Perhaps at most
> they would all go into the chosen directory ready to be subsequently
> relocated manually or perhaps the intended design would be to let users
> export and import one folder at a time? *<eg>

As far as I know, FF stores all it's hierarchy of bookmarks in one
html file. No need to export it. Nor does it use Windows file
folders and URL "files".

> BTW have you tested this scenario? *It's controversial.
> Earlier I was involved with this discussion where I raised similar doubts:
>
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...etExplorer/thr...
>
> Is there another tack which might be taken on this?
> E.g. can Firefox export its Favorites layout into a set of .URL files
> and subdirectories? * Then the IE8 tool could be avoided entirely.

Will see this weekend (tho I doubt it).

Thanks.

> > "AndyHancock" <andymhanc...******.com> wrote in message
> >news:04b09c4a-89ba-464a-a443-e20a3db9bb03@l31g2000vbp.googlegroups.com....
> >> I'm using FF 3.5.3. *You're method works better than importing from
> >> the bookmarks.html file in the firefox profile folder, but from the
> >> top level, it still misses bookmark folders. *I didn't yet delve into
> >> the folders themselves to see if how complete they were.
>
> >> On Sep 21, 5:24 am, "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote:
> >> > Try (Firefox 3.0.xx, in my case) In Firefox, Bookmarks> Organize
> > Bookmarks>
> >> > Import and backup> Export HTML. That will create a bookmarks.html file.
> >> > Import that file into IE8.
>
> >> > "AndyHancock" <andymhanc...******.com> wrote:
> >> > It only seems to capture about half of the bookmarks, judging from the
> >> > top-level bookmark folders. *Would I be correct in surmising that
> >> > going from Firefox to IE 8 is relatively rare? *I haven't seen anyone
> >> > else even ask about that, so perhaps I can't expect to leverage past
> >> > experiences in this.
>
> >> > On Sep 20, 9:36 pm, "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote:
> >> > > Hi,
> >> > > Internet Explorer> File> Import and export, follow the prompts.
> >> > > "AndyHancock" <andymhanc...******.com> wrote
> >> > > > How would one do that? Thanks.

On Sep 21, 2:34*am, "Gordon" <gordonbpar...******.com> wrote:
> "AndyHancock" <andymhanc...******.com> wrote in message
>
> news:31a43967-52d8-4b72-8f28-569eb2d3ad94@o13g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...
>
> > How would one do that? *Thanks.
>
> What version of FF?

3.5.3.

On Sep 23, 8:06*am, AndyHancock <andymhanc...******.com> wrote:
Just a bit of clarity on my responses below, also interspersed
below...
>
> On Sep 22, 12:15*pm, "Robert Aldwinckle" <rob...@techemail.com> wrote:
> > I think it may help to clarify what the functionality of the IE8 Import
> > command is.
>
> > Click on Show All here:
>
> >http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...89d4d-7758-467...
>
> > There seems to be a distinction between IE8 and IE7 functionality,
> > so that it's not even clear to me that exporting subfolders is actually
> > supported in IE8 but that it might have once worked in IE7.
>
> > <quotes>
> > * * * 5. *Select the folder that you want to export your favorites from, and then click Next.
>
> > * * * 5. *Select the favorites folder that you want to export. If you want all of your favorites,
> > * * * * * * select the top level (Favorites) folder, otherwise, select the individual folder. Click Next.
> > </quotes>
>
> > Otherwise why would they make this distinction with the second sentence?
>
> I don't normally use FF. *I'm only test driving IE 8, and if it
> requires a reverse engineering of functionality differences with
> previous versions, it will be a very short test drive.

I'm test driving IE because FF crashes are becoming untenable. If it
doesn't make life easier, it's not serving the purpose for which I'm
looking to switch. Also, I consider clarity on any functionality, and
functional difference with previous versions, to be Microsoft's job.
It certainly doesn't help make the switch easier. As well, it's
impractical for a user to do that reverse engineering because you need
both IE7 and IE8 at the same time. I'm not even sure it's possible to
regress back to IE7.

> > So, if someone has somehow managed to create a bookmark.htm file
> > which contains references to subdirectories, what would be supposed
> > to happen when the Import command is used in IE8? * Perhaps at most
> > they would all go into the chosen directory ready to be subsequently
> > relocated manually or perhaps the intended design would be to let users
> > export and import one folder at a time? *<eg>
>
> As far as I know, FF stores all it's hierarchy of bookmarks in one
> html file. *No need to export it. *Nor does it use Windows file
> folders and URL "files".

As well, IE8's import seems to pick up *some* of the hierarchy in FF's
bookmarks.html. So it doesn't lack the ability to do so. It might be
just sloppy import code. It doesn't make the switch easier to serve
as Microsoft's debugging guineau pig...

Poster Peter352 apparently found a workaround for what may be a related
symptom which seems to answer some of my doubts about the functionality
provided by this feature too... ; )

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...2-8ec293981c75


FYI

Robert
---


"AndyHancock" wrote:

> On Sep 23, 8:06 am, AndyHancock <andymhanc...******.com> wrote:
> Just a bit of clarity on my responses below, also interspersed
> below...
> >
> > On Sep 22, 12:15 pm, "Robert Aldwinckle" <rob...@techemail.com> wrote:
> > > I think it may help to clarify what the functionality of the IE8 Import
> > > command is.
> >
> > > Click on Show All here:
> >
> > >http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...89d4d-7758-467...
> >
> > > There seems to be a distinction between IE8 and IE7 functionality,
> > > so that it's not even clear to me that exporting subfolders is actually
> > > supported in IE8 but that it might have once worked in IE7.
> >
> > > <quotes>
> > > 5. Select the folder that you want to export your favorites from, and then click Next.
> >
> > > 5. Select the favorites folder that you want to export. If you want all of your favorites,
> > > select the top level (Favorites) folder, otherwise, select the individual folder. Click Next.
> > > </quotes>
> >
> > > Otherwise why would they make this distinction with the second sentence?
> >
> > I don't normally use FF. I'm only test driving IE 8, and if it
> > requires a reverse engineering of functionality differences with
> > previous versions, it will be a very short test drive.
>
> I'm test driving IE because FF crashes are becoming untenable. If it
> doesn't make life easier, it's not serving the purpose for which I'm
> looking to switch. Also, I consider clarity on any functionality, and
> functional difference with previous versions, to be Microsoft's job.
> It certainly doesn't help make the switch easier. As well, it's
> impractical for a user to do that reverse engineering because you need
> both IE7 and IE8 at the same time. I'm not even sure it's possible to
> regress back to IE7.
>
> > > So, if someone has somehow managed to create a bookmark.htm file
> > > which contains references to subdirectories, what would be supposed
> > > to happen when the Import command is used in IE8? Perhaps at most
> > > they would all go into the chosen directory ready to be subsequently
> > > relocated manually or perhaps the intended design would be to let users
> > > export and import one folder at a time? <eg>
> >
> > As far as I know, FF stores all it's hierarchy of bookmarks in one
> > html file. No need to export it. Nor does it use Windows file
> > folders and URL "files".
>
> As well, IE8's import seems to pick up *some* of the hierarchy in FF's
> bookmarks.html. So it doesn't lack the ability to do so. It might be
> just sloppy import code. It doesn't make the switch easier to serve
> as Microsoft's debugging guineau pig...
>

I lost track of this thread, just picking it up again.

I think Peter352 may be talking about a different problem. He is
having problems generating an html file of bookmarks. My html file of
bookmarks is fine. It doesn't need to be generated specifically for
the purpose of export, as it is the native way in which FF stores
bookmarks. My problem is missing bookmarks and missing portions of
the bookmarks (or "favourites") tree when the hierarchy is imported
into IE. If it is due to lengthy paths in the hierarchy during the
import, it's not practical to change that. This problem of the
quality of IE's import code does not necessarily reflect the quality
of IE in general, but it does seem to me to be a rather egregious
departure from standard coding practice user-ready applications.

I'm not able to follow Peter352's "Tip". I can picture creating a
root folder, but since it is in the root, the path should be shorter
than normal. Hence I don't understand how this intentially creates
more problems with overly lengthy paths, nor why this leads to a
successful export. Since I can't follow the logic, I can't say
whether the tip contains any tidbits that could help in my import
problem.

I've stayed with FF for the time being. No crashes recently. I have
yet to notice a correlation between the type of webpages browsed and
the crashing. For a while, it seemed like a popular web forum tool
was correlated, but I consider it quite uncertain at this point.

On Oct 5, 11:40*pm, Robert Aldwinckle <rob...@techemail.com> wrote:
> Poster *Peter352 apparently found a workaround for what may be a related
> symptom which seems to answer some of my doubts about the functionality
> provided by this feature too... * ; )
>
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...etExplorer/thr...
>
> FYI
>
> Robert
>
> "AndyHancock" wrote:
> > On Sep 23, 8:06 am, AndyHancock <andymhanc...******.com> wrote:
> > Just a bit of clarity on my responses below, also interspersed
> > below...
>
> > > On Sep 22, 12:15 pm, "Robert Aldwinckle" <rob...@techemail.com> wrote:
> > > > I think it may help to clarify what the functionality of the IE8 Import
> > > > command is.
>
> > > > Click on Show All here:
>
> > > >http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...89d4d-7758-467...
>
> > > > There seems to be a distinction between IE8 and IE7 functionality,
> > > > so that it's not even clear to me that exporting subfolders is actually
> > > > supported in IE8 but that it might have once worked in IE7.
>
> > > > <quotes>
> > > > * * * 5. *Select the folder that you want to export your favorites from, and then click Next.
>
> > > > * * * 5. *Select the favorites folder that you want to export. If you want all of your favorites,
> > > > * * * * * * select the top level (Favorites) folder, otherwise, select the individual folder. Click Next.
> > > > </quotes>
>
> > > > Otherwise why would they make this distinction with the second sentence?
>
> > > I don't normally use FF. *I'm only test driving IE 8, and if it
> > > requires a reverse engineering of functionality differences with
> > > previous versions, it will be a very short test drive.
>
> > I'm test driving IE because FF crashes are becoming untenable. *If it
> > doesn't make life easier, it's not serving the purpose for which I'm
> > looking to switch. *Also, I consider clarity on any functionality, and
> > functional difference with previous versions, to be Microsoft's job.
> > It certainly doesn't help make the switch easier. *As well, it's
> > impractical for a user to do that reverse engineering because you need
> > both IE7 and IE8 at the same time. *I'm not even sure it's possible to
> > regress back to IE7.
>
> > > > So, if someone has somehow managed to create a bookmark.htm file
> > > > which contains references to subdirectories, what would be supposed
> > > > to happen when the Import command is used in IE8? * Perhaps at most
> > > > they would all go into the chosen directory ready to be subsequently
> > > > relocated manually or perhaps the intended design would be to let users
> > > > export and import one folder at a time? *<eg>
>
> > > As far as I know, FF stores all it's hierarchy of bookmarks in one
> > > html file. *No need to export it. *Nor does it use Windows file
> > > folders and URL "files".
>
> > As well, IE8's import seems to pick up *some* of the hierarchy in FF's
> > bookmarks.html. *So it doesn't lack the ability to do so. *It mightbe
> > just sloppy import code. *It doesn't make the switch easier to serve
> > as Microsoft's debugging guineau pig...

"AndyHancock" <andymhancock******.com> wrote in message
news:5411290b-3c0e-44ec-bcd0-fc8d3040ce42@j4g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
> I lost track of this thread, just picking it up again.
>
> I think Peter352 may be talking about a different problem. He is
> having problems generating an html file of bookmarks. My html file of
> bookmarks is fine. It doesn't need to be generated specifically for
> the purpose of export, as it is the native way in which FF stores
> bookmarks.

Actually it doesn't. FF 3.x stores bookmarks in an SQLite file called
sqlite.places