Import Skype Contacts

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Import Skype Contacts

Overview

Import Skype Contacts.scpt let's you import a list of Skype contacts from a text file.

Exporting

To export your Skype Contacts to a text file, just select, click and drag them.

Importing

To import the contacts list from the text file to Skype, download the Import Skype Contacts.scpt script, open it with AppleScript Editor and click Run.

Customize

You can customize the message that is sent to your contacts requesting the authorization.

To do this, just change the "Hi, please..." text inside the send command:

send command "SET USER " & contactItem & " BUDDYSTATUS 2 Hi, please consider accepting this request as I'm changing my Skype username to this new one." script name "Import Skype Contacts"

More?

Check Apple's AppleScript Language Guide.

Import Skype Contacts.scpt

set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {", "}

set contactsFile to choose file of type {"public.text"} with prompt "Choose a file:" default location (path to desktop folder) without invisibles

set contactsList to read contactsFile

set delimitedContactsList to every text item of contactsList

repeat with contactItem in delimitedContactsList
  
	tell application "Skype"
		
		send command "SET USER " & contactItem & " BUDDYSTATUS 2 Hi, please consider accepting this request as I'm changing my Skype username to this new one." script name "Import Skype Contacts"
		
	end tell
	
end repeat