Need applescript to batch modify email type field in address book

When migrating from Address Book to Entourage, somehow all of my email address fields were changed to the type "Other" as opposed to "Work" or "Home" this is causing these email address fields not to sync with Entourage or my exchange server.
I need a quick way to change each email from other to work as the default (even if there are two mail addresses).
Any applescript gurus who can help me write this script?
Thanks!

You don't need an AppleScript to do that; it would take longer to write the script than just doing it the old fashioned way. Select all those contacts you want to change, drag them to your Desktop as a single vCard, then open it with a Text editor and use the Find/Replace feature to change them all at once.
You'll need to Find "type=OTHER" and replace it with "type=WORK". Simple and fast.
Mulder

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