Import .msg files into address book

Hi, apple users out there.
When I bought my new MacBook, people at the apple store transferred all my data from my old PC to the laptop. For some reason, the addresses in Outlook were the only exceptions. Now I am trying to do it myself, but having trouble with it.
My husband managed to extract them from Outlook in a .msg format. Mac is not happy and won't open it in the address book nor any other application.
Any ideas how to get these addresses into the Address Book without having to type all 200 of them?
Thanx!

My husband managed to extract them from Outlook in a .msg format
Contacts/Addresses are not message (.msg) files.
Search Google for: outlook contacts to apple address book and you'll find many ways to do it.

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