Add an email to user's address book using javascript/html

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Is there a way to use javascript/html to add an email address to visitors address book?

I'm looking for a function similar to "mailto" anchor, which opens users email client and opens a new message tab, only instead of opening the mail client with new message, i would like to open it and go to "add contacts" tab

I've read something about javascript Intent's but those are currently unsupported by most browsers and as far as i know, don't allow adding contacts.

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No, there is no general-purpose JS solution for this – especially not considering the multitude of possible “mail clients”. – CBroe
give up while you're still ahead – charlietfl
I guess you could try to generate a vCard with the info, then let them download it... but no, there is no "mailto"-ish function to do this. – pennstatephil
Only thing I can think of is to use a vCard. Something like [this][1], or [this][2] to download a vCard and maybe the device supports it, maybe it doesn't. It should work on iOS at least. [1]: github.com/nilclass/vcardjs [2]: github.com/jasperla/node-vcard – dcclassics
The client opted for vCard option, so @pennstatephil post your comment in the form of an answer and i'll accept it. – Rainer Plumer

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unfortunately, there is no function like "mailto" to create contacts-- the closest you can get is to create a vCard and have the user download and open it.