Addressbook.person.ShowInAddressbook
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Launches Contacts application to show this person.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Addressbook](component_Addressbook.md) | [3.1](newinversion31.md) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |

### Deprecated

This function was [deprecated](deprecated.md). Use [Contacts](component_Contacts.md) functions instead.

MBS( "Addressbook.person.ShowInAddressbook"; PersonID ) 

**MBS**( **"Addressbook.person.ShowInAddressbook";** /\* Launches Contacts application to show this person. \*/  
**$PersonID**) /\* The unique ID for the target person. \*/ 

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| PersonID | The unique ID for the target person. | $personID |

### Result

Returns OK or error.

### Description

Launches Contacts application to show this person.  
### Examples

Show owner in addressbook:

 MBS ( "Addressbook.person.ShowInAddressbook"; MBS ( "[Addressbook.me](Addressbookme.md)" ))  
Edit owner in addressbook:

 MBS ( "[Addressbook.person.EditInAddressbook](AddressbookpersonEditInAddressbook.md)"; MBS ( "[Addressbook.me](Addressbookme.md)" ))  
### See also

- [Addressbook.me](Addressbookme.md)
- [Addressbook.person.EditInAddressbook](AddressbookpersonEditInAddressbook.md)

### Example Databases

- [Mac and iOS/Addressbook/Addressbook](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/Mac%20and%20iOS/Addressbook/Addressbook.shtml#2ScriptAnchor_)

### Blog Entries

- [MBS FileMaker Plugin 3.2 for OS X/Windows](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2013-05-07/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_32_for_OS/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [Filemaker and the Mac OS X Addressbook](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2013-05-04/Filemaker_and_the_Mac_OS_X_Add/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

This function is free to use.

Created 18th August 2014 , last changed 3th August 2018

  
[Addressbook.person.SetImage](AddressbookpersonSetImage.md) - [Addressbook.person.linkedPeople](AddressbookpersonlinkedPeople.md)

[HTML Version](AddressbookpersonShowInAddressbook.shtml)