Exact file-structure of .csv to import without problems into AddressBook?

Hello,
i tried to import a .csv-file into my osx-address-book. Everything seemed to be all right but after klicking OK for the import nothing happened. I had to cancel. I think that the structure of my .csv-file is not compatible with address book. If i use AddressBookImporter everything is working but I guess that it's easier to import the data directly so my question is if anybody here knows more about the structure of the .csv-file address book expects?
thank you.
Andre

field1,field2,field3,return
field1,field2,field3,return
As long as the fields are in the same sequence, it doesn't matter what sequence it is. When AB tries the import it will give you a dialog box allowing you to associate each field in your file with the appropriate field (last, first, email etc) in AB.
If this isn't appearing then you should get an error message saying the file is not csv.
Make sure when you click Import that you select the text file option.
You could try pasting this into text edit and saving it - I have just tried it here and it worked.
Joe,Smith,[email protected]
Pete,Murphy,[email protected]
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