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FileMaker To OS X Address Book

The AppleScript code below can also be found in the Contacts.fp5 file that is one of the 2 files that make up a simple example of how to use AppleScript to move data to the OS X Address Book.

You can download both files here.

tell application "FileMaker Developer"
   
tell database "Contacts.fp5"
      --
go to layout "Other"
      --
   do script "Go to Local Other"
      
set first_name to cell "FirstName" of current record
      
set middle_name to cell "MiddleName" of current record
      
set last_name to cell "LastName" of current record
      
set org to cell "OrganizationName_LU" of current record
      
set dept to cell "Department" of current record
      
set name_suffix to cell "suffix" of current record
      
set mr_mrs to cell "Prefix" of current record
      
set notes to cell "Notes" of current record
      
set home_URL to cell "URL" of current record
      
set job_title to cell "Title" of current record
      --
set birth_date to cell "Notes" of current record
      
      
set the_phone_numbers to get data cell "PhoneNum#ID::Number" of current record of database "Contacts.fp5"
      
set the_phone_labels to get data cell "PhoneNum#ID::Type" of current record of database "Contacts.fp5"
      
set AddressHome_CT to get data cell "AddressHome_CT" of current record of database "Contacts.fp5"
      
set AddressWork_CT to get data cell "AddressWork_CT" of current record of database "Contacts.fp5"
      
set AddressOther_CT to get data cell "AddressOther_CT" of current record of database "Contacts.fp5"
   
end tell
end tell

tell application "Address Book"
   --
activate
   
set newPerson to make new person with properties {first name:first_name, middle name:middle_name, last name:last_name, organization:org, department:dept, suffix:name_suffix, title:mr_mrs, note:notes, home page:home_URL, job title:job_title}
   
   
set the_count to count of the_phone_numbers
   
repeat with i from 1 to the_count
      --
a_phone_number in the_phone_numbers
      
tell newPerson to make new phone at end of phones with properties {value:(item i of the_phone_numbers), label:(item i of the_phone_labels)}
   
end repeat
   
   
if AddressHome_CT ≠ "" then
      
tell newPerson to make new address at end of addresses with properties {street:AddressHome_CT, label:"Home"}
   
end if
   
if AddressWork_CT ≠ "" then
      
tell newPerson to make new address at end of addresses with properties {street:AddressWork_CT, label:"Work"}
   
end if
   
if AddressOther_CT ≠ "" then
      
tell newPerson to make new address at end of addresses with properties {street:AddressOther_CT, label:"Other"}
   
end if
   
   
save addressbook
   
set AddressBookID to id of newPerson
   --
return result
end tell

delay 1

tell application "FileMaker Developer"
   --
   activate
   
set cell "AddressBookID" of current record to AddressBookID
end tell

 

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