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Email Data Detection Stopped Since SL Upgrade

Hi

I receive emails for events all the time and they have the following date format (example shown)

2009-09-19 19:30:00

Apple Mail used to recognise this as a date and time in the email so I could make a quick iCal addition. This seems to have ceased with the SL upgrade. It still detects more obvious dates and other data but I need it to detect this type as before.

Any ideas?

iMac G4 17 Flat Panel 768mb Ram, Lacie 250gb HD

Posted on Sep 8, 2009 9:04 AM

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Sep 9, 2009 6:30 AM in response to Jaymz

Hello,
I have found that all data detection has stopped working, together. I have check on a upgraded machine from 10.5.8 to 10.6 and I have a second macbook pro that I did a clean install and it has the same problem. I get nothing on dates and contacts. I would love for a resolve as this is a small feature that I used daily. It is killing me not to have it.

Thank you

Sep 9, 2009 7:53 AM in response to Jeff-IT

I think they may have downgraded it's ability due to some false data detecting. Have you tried obtaining data from more obvious data text?

In my example it no longer detects 2009-09-07 but does detect September 7th, 2009

I found this info which can turn all the data detect on and off completely. Might be worth trying to turn yours on in case something happened during upgrade?

*"... All you need to do is start up Terminal and enter "defaults write com.apple.mail DisableDataDetectors YES". Hit Return. There is no step three.*

*Well actually I lied. You have to quit Mail and restart it again. But after that, you're data detector free and loving it (or at least I am). Typing or pasting the exact same string, but changing "YES" to "NO," reverses the setting so that they're back on if you decide to change your mind. ..."*

Sep 14, 2009 8:13 AM in response to Jeff-IT

This is a bit bizarre ... I sent myself an email with nothing but a number of different date formats.

2009-09-07
2009/07/15
9/14/09
14/9/09
14/09/09
14/09/2009
*september 7th, 2009*

Data detection spots them all.

I then went in to another email where the date was included as part of the email text (the type of email that I need it to detect info for) and it will not show!

*Event Id: 121406*
*Event Name: 21st Great Okanagan Book Sale*
*Description: Thousand's of Adult & Children's Books DVDs, Videos, CDs, Cassettes, Records, Magazines, Puzzles & Games Premium and Talking Books*
*From Name: Kelowna Friends of the Library*
*From Email: fol4k@hotmail.com*
*Event Starts: 2009-10-17 09:00:00*
*Event Ends: 2009-10-17 15:00:00*
*Best Time: 2009-10-17 11:00:00*
*Location: Immaculate Conception Parish Hall*
*Address: 839 Sutherland Avenue*
*City: Kelowna*
*Province: British Columbia*
*Country: Canada*
*Postal Code:*

I am not sure why it finds the date in one and not another

Email Data Detection Stopped Since SL Upgrade

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