@ossipena: There aren't any python bindings, so you would have to use ctypes like you did for osso.abook, which I think would be a waste of time. I think it would be faster to just use sqlite3

[strike]I might have a go at a snippet once I get back from working out and school[/code]

There is no way I'm touching that database. The schema looks overly complicated and while it's obvious what a lot of the fields are for, it is not so obvious when they should be written to. The rtcom API looks sloppy at best*

* just my opinion...perhaps a bias against gobject, gtk, etc.