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Highrise Backup
I no longer use Highrise, but when I did, I used this Python script to back up my contacts. Hope it’s helpful to someone.
Updated 2009-12-14: Added license
#!/usr/bin/python # # Copyright (c) 2009, Andrew Ferrier All rights reserved. # # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # # * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, # this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. # # * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, # this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation # and/or other materials provided with the distribution. # # * The name of Andrew Ferrier may not be used to endorse or promote products # derived from this software without specific prior written permission. # # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE # IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE # ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE # LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR # CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF # SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS # INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN # CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) # ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. import httplib2 import getopt import sys try: opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "a:d:", ["user-auth-token=", "domain="]) except getopt.GetoptError, err: print str(err) sys.exit(2) userauthtoken = None domain = None for o, a in opts: if o in ("-a", "--user-auth-token"): userauthtoken = a elif o in ("-d", "--domain"): domain = a else: assert False, "unhandled option" if userauthtoken == None or domain == None: print "You must specify both the user-auth-token and the domain" sys.exit(2) url = "http://" + domain + ".highrisehq.com/people.xml" http = httplib2.Http() http.add_credentials(userauthtoken, "x") offset = 0 content = "" while True: response, newContent = http.request(url + "?n=" + str(offset)) if response.status != 200: sys.exit(response.status) numContacts = newContent.count("<person>") offset += numContacts content += newContent if numContacts < 500: break print content