Addressbook.record.valueForProperty

Returns the value of a given property for a record.

Deprecated

This function was deprecated. Use Contacts functions instead.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
RecordID	The unique ID for the target person or group.	$personID
PropertyName	The name of the property to query.	"EmailProperty"

Result

Returns the value of a given property for a record.

Description

Examples

Query first name of a person:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; $personID; "FirstNameProperty" )

Query group name of a group:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; "57956420-03A4-4C09-8219-6874B897D25F:ABGroup"; "GroupName" )

Query my ID:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; MBS( "Addressbook.me") ; "UIDProperty" )

Query creation date of my record:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; MBS( "Addressbook.me") ; "CreationDateProperty" )

Query birthday of my record:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; MBS( "Addressbook.me") ; "BirthdayProperty" )

Query birthday components for my record:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; MBS( "Addressbook.me") ; "BirthdayComponentsProperty" )

Query my company name:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; MBS( "Addressbook.me") ; "OrganizationProperty" )

Query my job title:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; MBS( "Addressbook.me") ; "JobTitleProperty" )

Query my department:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; MBS( "Addressbook.me") ; "DepartmentProperty" )

Query my note:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; MBS( "Addressbook.me") ; "NoteProperty" )

Query all my URLs:

Set Variable [$personID; Value:MBS( "Addressbook.me")]
Set Variable [$Urls; Value:MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; $personID; "URLsProperty")]
Set Variable [$count; Value:MBS( "Addressbook.multivalue.count")]
If [$count > 0]
    #for loop
    Set Variable [$index; Value:0]
    Loop
        Set Variable [$value; Value:MBS( "Addressbook.multivalue.valueAtIndex"; $index)]
        Show Custom Dialog ["URL"; $value]
        #next
        Set Variable [$index; Value:$index + 1]
        Exit Loop If [$index = $count]
    End Loop
End If

Shows different emails:

Set Variable [$personID; Value:"637FA922-7A2B-4F9A-BFA3-023253D4A3D5:ABPerson"]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; $personID; "EmailProperty" )]
Set Variable [$w; Value:MBS( "Addressbook.multivalue.valueForLabel"; "EmailWorkLabel" )]
Set Variable [$h; Value:MBS( "Addressbook.multivalue.valueForLabel"; "EmailHomeLabel" )]
Set Variable [$o; Value:MBS( "Addressbook.multivalue.valueForLabel"; "OtherLabel" )]
Show Custom Dialog ["Emails"; "Work email: " & $w & ¶ & "Home email: " & $h & ¶ & "Other email: " & $o]
# there may be more than 3 labels!

Show note of an user:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; "637FA922-7A2B-4F9A-BFA3-023253D4A3D5:ABPerson"; "NoteProperty" )

Query an address:

# Find someone...
Set Variable [ $personID ; Value: MBS( "Addressbook.searchPeopleWithName"; "Jon"; "Test" ) ]
If [ Length($personID) > 0 ]
    # get Address
    Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Addressbook.record.valueForProperty"; $personID; "AddressProperty" ) ]
    Set Variable [ $Address ; Value: MBS( "Addressbook.multivalue.valueAtIndex"; 0) ]
    Show Custom Dialog [ "Address" ; $Address ]
End If

Example result:
Street=Some street. 123
Zip=12345
Country=Deutschland
City=Test

See also

• Addressbook.formattedAddress
• Addressbook.multivalue.count
• Addressbook.multivalue.identifiers
• Addressbook.multivalue.labels
• Addressbook.multivalue.valueAtIndex
• Addressbook.multivalue.valueForLabel
• Addressbook.multivalue.values
• Addressbook.record.removeValueForProperty
• Addressbook.record.SetValueForProperty
• Addressbook.searchPeopleWithName

Example Databases

• Mac and iOS/Addressbook/Addressbook

Blog Entries

• Store your ID in URLs in Mac address book
• Filemaker and the Mac OS X Addressbook

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 9th December 2019

Addressbook.record.removeValueForProperty - Addressbook.recordsMatchingSearchElement