Export multiple vCards from address book -

Click once on "All Contacts", and then once on any of the names showing. Click on the Edit Menu and choose "select all" and then go to File Menu and select Export -> Export VCard. I just tried it and it resulted in one file containing all my contacts.

It's not Address Book. It is Outlook. Outlook does not support the v.3 spec. Therefore, it only reads the first card and has no idea that there might be more.
If you open the exported vCard file with a text editor, you will see all the cards.

Use Automator to export individual vCards from your Address Book. Do this:

Automator vCard Instructions: 1. Open Address Book. 2. Select entries you would like to export as individual vCards. 3. Open Automator. 4. Select Custom Workflow. 5. Add the following workflows in this order: Get Selected Address Book Items, Export VCards. 6. Change the setting in the Export VCards flow item to "Individual VCards". 7. Select a folder to export the VCard files. 8. Click Run.

awesome!! worked fast and flawlessly. i always wondered what the Automator was for. this is the first time i've used the app. thanks for the directions 🙂