Contact could not be saved

[DanLeonelli]

Steps to reproduce

1. Create new contact
2. Add more than 5 fields
3. Try with notes/anniversary/adding photo

Expected behaviour

Contact saved

Actual behaviour

Error: "Contact could not be saved"

Server configuration

Operating system:

Web server:

Database:

PHP version:

Nextcloud version: (see Nextcloud admin page) 12.0.4

Contacts version: (see Nextcloud apps page) 2.0.1

Updated from an older Nextcloud or fresh install: Fresh install

I've even tried clearing the cache (as mentioned in the closed topics regarding this issue), using other browser (Safari and Chrome) and I get the same error...

[skjnldsv]

We'll need the console log of your browser please :)

[skjnldsv]

Bump?

[jovaniedelacruz]

I have a similar issue too: my instance is freshly updated and I can't create a contact and any info I put into a new contact is lost shortly after. Also, I can't click on any other contact. I'm not sure how to get a console log.

[skjnldsv]

@Jovanie what browser do you use? :)

[jovaniedelacruz]

Chrome!

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[skjnldsv]

You can press F12 to see the browser log then :)
Open it then reload the page and edit your contact

[ghost]

I have the same issue, and I'm using Chrome.

[skjnldsv]

@pinowthebird same answer, I need your browser log :)

[ghost]

"Luckily" it occurs often.

[skjnldsv]

@pinowthebird can you post the response of the first 400 put failure request please?

[ghost]

It seems to happen when I switch between contacts.

[skjnldsv]

I mean the response :)
In the network tab

[ghost]

[skjnldsv]

One more step, click the failed request and click the "response tab". Sorry 🙈

[ghost]

No problem, I was already on it.

[skjnldsv]

Ah! Found it :D
Well, you have a failing contact, probably from a previous install?
Anyway, I'll suggest that you download it, and then import it again to generate a new uid.

[ghost]

Both my install and the contacts are fresh. So if a contact is failed, it's been corrupted by NC Contacts itself. Most likely by the procedure that's described by TS in the first post.

[ghost]

Also, I get the same error after deleting and recreating the contact.

[skjnldsv]

@pinowthebird The import works?

[ghost]

I deleted it, and started from scratch. That should result in a new UID as well?

If I export, delete and import again, then it fails. I get the following response:
"Calendar object with uid already exists in this calendar collection."

I did now notice that the Calendar has now two birthday events for the unexisting contact.

[ghost]

I managed to start from scratch. And after a lot of testing I finally discovered what causes this issue:
Adding both a birthday and an anniversary. I haven't used nor tested date of death.

"Calendar object with uid already exists in this calendar collection."

[skjnldsv]

Export, delete your contact, edit the vcf file and remove the UID line, re-import again.

[ghost]

The issue remains. And that's because that contact isn't the issue.

The issue is every contact with both an anniversay and birthday. I've tried this with multiple contacts now. Both from scratch and adding an anniversary to contacts that already have a birthday registered.

The problem remains until the anniversary is removed again. Then the contact is fine.

You should be able to reproduce this easily.

[skjnldsv]

This is very strange, I'll try soon :)
Could you create a new issue with your find? This issue has many differents issue and starts to look confusing ;)

[ghost]

Done. #501

[christian-weiss]

@DanLeonelli i have a very similar issue in #507 and some findings. Can you confirm my findings with your issue?

[skjnldsv]

As there is no feedback since a while I will close this ticket. If this is still happening please feel free to reopen.

[nepomuc]

I run into this error (VCard object with uid already exists in this addressbook collection.) for a few contacts. It seems like if they still get imported, but I can't be entirely sure. Can anyone explain what could cause this weird behaviour?