Batch edit Address Book entries

Question

Does anyone know of a way to change a number of address book entries at the same time?
Say, for example, You move offices. Now you need to change the work address for 150 people... how would you go about doing that?

Answer 1

Applescript.
Here for example is one that changes a load of email addresses. You would use something similar for changing postal addresses.
AK
click here to open this script in your editor<pre style="font-family: 'Monaco', 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; overflow:auto; color: #222; background: #DDD; padding: 0.2em; font-size: 10px; width:400px">tell application "Address Book"
(* Change Domain Name of emails in Address Book *)
(* AK Aug 2005 *)
set OldPart to "xyz" --<<<<< change here
set NewPart to "tuv" --<<<<< change here
set {OldDelim, text item delimiters} to {text item delimiters, "@" & OldPart & "."}
set TheList to every person
repeat with One in TheList
set MailList to every email of One
repeat with OneMail in MailList
set Bits to text items of ((value of OneMail) as text)
if (count of Bits) > 1 then
set NewValue to item 1 of Bits & "@" & NewPart & "." & item 2 of Bits
display dialog ((value of OneMail) as text) & return & NewValue
-- set value of OneMail to NewValue
end if
end repeat
end repeat
set text item delimiters to OldDelim
end tell</pre>