Importing raw text into a CSV file for import into contacts

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Austen Stone
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Importing raw text into a CSV file for import into contacts

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I work for a PR company and I have always manually went through thousands of people and imported their information. Anyways I was curious if anyone knew of a program or some way that I could transform the text that i look at into a CSV file so that I could import the information into Mac's Contact book that my work uses. Here is an example of a list I would import.

http://www.napha.net/new/pdf/NAPHA-Members.pdf

It would look something like this:

Abrams
Deborah*L.*&*Thomas*J.* 2278*Buckskin*Rd Livermore CA 94551 USA (925)*456*0811 thomasabrams@comcast.net
Adams
Danell*M.* 2455*Riverview*Pl Fallbrook CA 92028 USA (949)*436*2717 captda45@aol.com
Adkins
Ann*M.* PO*Box*451 Brooklyn IA 52211 USA (641)*990*1664
amadkins@netins.net
Aldrich
Cheryl* 9300*Zion*Hill*Rd Poolville TX 76487‐5802 USA (817)*594*1597 raintreetack@yahoo.com
Alexander
James*W.* 93*Jeffrey*Pine*Ln Carson*City NV 89705 USA (775)*882*6265 jimalex@nvbell.net
Alexander
Barbara*K.* 93*Jeffrey*Pine*Ln Carson*City NV 89705 USA (775)*882*6265 bkaclearcreek@gmail.com
Alford
Cherry* Lot*15‐34*Quenda*Glade Gidgegannup W*A 6083 AU 089‐574‐6527 peruvianpasos@westnet.com.au
Alosio
Cathy*A.* 30882*Via*Colinas Coto*de*Caza CA 92679 USA (949)*589*5487
pasohorse3@aol.com
Alsup
Katherine*&*Jerry* 1492*Watkins*Ln Pleasureville KY 40057 USA (502)*845*5458 jkalsup@hotmail.com

If anyone could help me with this you would make my life much easier.
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