External System Address Book Import

Does anyone know of a way to import an external address book into the Groupwise system address book? I can place the data in any format (CSV, NAB, etc.).
I have followed Tid 3230787 and setup the external post Office and it works fine.
Unfortunately there is no way to automate the import of a large group of users into that specific external domain/"system address book".
Does anyone know of a tool or add-on for console One to achieve this?

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Hi cpatmath, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Try Address Book Importer...
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Great APP free for single use.

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Do you have any addresses in the Lion version?
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Copy it to the same location on your new Mac, replacing the one that is there. Start Address Book in Mountain Lion and it should convert the files to the correct format.
If you do have addresses, it is a little more complicated.
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Next, export the current contacts as vCards.
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Hi Jonathan, and a warm welcome to the forums!
For Address Book...
Files...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.AddressBook.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.AddressBook.abd.plist
Folders...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Caches/com.apple.AddressBook/
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/Users/YourUserName/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/Metadata/<36 digits>:ABPerson.abcdp
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suggestions?

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3) a Vcards file (exported after an import - more details further down in this message.
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