Where is address book content stored?

Had a HD crash and have a backup but not sure which file is the one with the contents of the previous address book. Thanks for any help.

Should be in /Users/YouUserName/Library/Application Support/AddressBook

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Hi,
Try posting in the iPhone forum instead here. http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=201
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instead of -
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cf.
http://developer.apple.com/releasenotes/AppleScript/RN-AppleScript/index.html
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http://developer.apple.com/documentation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptLangG uide/
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H

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