Tickets :: Comment on [#6796] "add ... to My Address Book" problems based on composite name field

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Comment	> I wasn't sure if this was a Turba problem or an IMP problem. > > > > The "Add ... to my Address Book" button depends on the "name" field > definition for the source defined by $_prefs['add_source']. > > > > In Turba 2.2, SQL based address books have split the name field up > into it's component fields - first, last, middle, prefix, suffix, > etc.. The default version of "name" is a composite version of all of > those fields, though an abbreviated "first and last only" version is > given as an example in the comments. > > > > If you use the "full" version of the name field definition, "Add ... > to my Address Book" doesn't work, because the SQL it generates tries > to match too many things: > > > > SELECT object_id, owner_id, object_type, object_members, object_uid, > > object_firstname, object_lastname, object_middlenames, > > object_nameprefix, object_namesuffix, object_alias, object_bday, > > object_homestreet, object_homepob, object_homecity, > > object_homeprovince, object_homepostalcode, object_homecountry, > > object_workstreet, object_workpob, object_workcity, > > object_workprovince, object_workpostalcode, object_workcountry, > > object_tz, object_email, object_homephone, object_workphone, > > object_cellphone, object_fax, object_pager, object_title, object_role, > > object_company, object_category, object_notes, object_url, > > object_freebusyurl, object_pgppublickey, object_smimepublickey FROM > > turba_objects WHERE ( > > owner_id = 'liamr' AND ( > > ( > > (LOWER(object_nameprefix) LIKE LOWER('%Joe%') OR > > LOWER(object_nameprefix) LIKE LOWER('%User%')) > > AND (LOWER(object_firstname) LIKE LOWER('%Joe%') OR > LOWER(object_firstname) LIKE LOWER('%User%')) > > AND (LOWER(object_middlenames) LIKE LOWER('%Joe%') OR > > LOWER(object_middlenames) LIKE LOWER('%User%')) > > AND (LOWER(object_lastname) LIKE LOWER('%Joe%') OR > LOWER(object_lastname) LIKE LOWER('%User%')) > > AND (LOWER(object_namesuffix) LIKE > > LOWER('%Joe%') OR LOWER(object_namesuffix) LIKE LOWER('%User%')) > > ) AND LOWER(object_email) LIKE LOWER('%juser@example.edu%') > > ) > > ) > > > > I guess it's possible it might work with a name that had all the > components ("Mr. Joseph Xavier User III"), but his SQL won't ever > match when given a name only made up of a first and last name. > > > > Since it doesn't match, "Add ... to my Address Book" will allow you > to add the same address over and over again to your address book. > > > > If you use the shorter version of the composite name field (first and > last only), you can add an address once, and subsequent attempts are > met with a notices that the entry "Already Exists". > > > > Chuck thought it was a bug.. > > > > http://marc.info/?l=imp&m=121211283608734&w=2
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