Iterates through Address Book phone numbers so you can change the format programatically.

address_book_phone_updater.rb

# Zef Houssney
# http://madebykiwi.com
#
# rb-appscript documentation:
# http://appscript.sourceforge.net/rb-appscript/index.html
# 
# Install rb-appscript with:
# sudo gem install rb-appscript

# Make sure to backup your address book before doing this!!!

require "rubygems"
require "action_controller"

require "appscript"
require "osax"
include Appscript


address_book = app('Address Book')

address_book.people.get.each do |person|
  puts "\n#{person.name.get}"
  person.phones.get.each do |phone|
    old_number = phone.value.get.gsub(/\D/, '')

    # make your changes here
    # documentation for number_to_phone -- http://apidock.com/rails/ActionView/Helpers/NumberHelper/number_to_phone
    new_number = ActionController::Base.helpers.number_to_phone(old_number)
    
    # change this and only update certain kinds of numbers that match your criteria
    if true
      phone.value.set new_number
      
      # Uncomment the following line to actually save your results
      # I suggest running it first and previewing the changes to make sure you didn't forget anything.
      # phone.save
      
      puts "Changed '#{old_number}' to '#{new_number}'"
    end
  end
end