#!/usr/bin/env python
"""a small command-line utility for use with flauxtext on win32 with outlook.

if you use outlook, you can export your outlook contacts to a CSV file.
this script converts that to contacts.flauxtext format, then appends or creates
contacts.flauxtext in the directory you specify.

usage:
    python outlookCSV2flauxtext.py <outlook.csv> <output directory>

example:
    python outlookCSV2flauxtext.py C:\addies.csv "C:\program files\flauxtext"

how to generate addies.csv [<outlook.csv>]:
    
"""
import os,sys

def outlook2flauxtext(ifn, ofd=os.path.dirname(__file__)):
    """ifn is the pathname to the csv generated by outlook,
    ofd is the directory in which to place 'contacts.flauxtext'
    """
    i = open(ifn)
    o = open(os.path.join(ofd, 'contacts.flauxtext'), 'a')
    for a in i:
        o.write(i[i.index('(')+1:-3] + '\n')
    i.close()
    o.close()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) > 2 and os.path.isfile(sys.argv[1]) and os.path.isdir(sys.argv[2]):
        outlook2flauxtext(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
    else:
        print __doc__