diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/public/nsIAddrDatabase.idl b/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/public/nsIAddrDatabase.idl
index 7ba33ea562d..b6c68ecc867 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/public/nsIAddrDatabase.idl
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/public/nsIAddrDatabase.idl
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ interface nsIAddrDatabase : nsIAddrDBAnnouncer {
 	void forceClosed();
 
 	void createNewCardAndAddToDB(in nsIAbCard newCard, in boolean beNotify);
+	void createNewCardAndAddToDBWithKey(in nsIAbCard newCard, in boolean beNotify, out unsigned long key);	
 	void createNewListCardAndAddToDB(in unsigned long listRowID, in nsIAbCard newCard, in boolean beNotify);
 	void createMailListAndAddToDB(in nsIAbDirectory newList, in boolean beNotify);
 	nsIEnumerator enumerateCards(in nsIAbDirectory directory);
diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/addressbook.xul b/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/addressbook.xul
index f594cf78e58..3b6ca25f2c5 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/addressbook.xul
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/addressbook.xul
@@ -270,12 +270,9 @@ Rights Reserved.
 			<!-- card view -->
 			<box id="CardViewBox" style="height:170px; min-height:1px; min-width:1px"/>
 		
-			<box id="status-bar">
-				<!-- replace spring with real stuff later -->
-				<spring style="width:10px"/>
-				<text value="Status Bar"/>
-				<spring flex="100%"/>
-			</box>
+      <box id="status-bar">
+          <text id="statusText" class="status-bar" align="left" flex="100%" value="&statusText.label;"/>
+      </box>		
 
 		</box>
 		
diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/resources/locale/en-US/abMainWindow.dtd b/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/resources/locale/en-US/abMainWindow.dtd
index fbfdc7fb719..16c9fc3a1eb 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/resources/locale/en-US/abMainWindow.dtd
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/resources/locale/en-US/abMainWindow.dtd
@@ -96,3 +96,5 @@ Rights Reserved.
 <!-- Sidebar -->  
 <!ENTITY addressbook-sidebar-header.label "Address Books">  
 
+<!-- Status Bar -->  
+<!ENTITY  statusText.label "">
diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.cpp b/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.cpp
index 880a2ee70ee..0a17324ac3a 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.cpp
@@ -1576,6 +1576,18 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsAddrDatabase::CreateNewCardAndAddToDB(nsIAbCard *newCard, PRBool
 	return err;
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP nsAddrDatabase::CreateNewCardAndAddToDBWithKey(nsIAbCard *newCard, PRBool notify /* = FALSE */, PRUint32 *key)
+{
+  nsresult	err = NS_OK;
+  *key = 0;
+
+  err = CreateNewCardAndAddToDB(newCard, notify);
+  if (NS_SUCCEEDED(err))
+    *key = m_LastRecordKey;
+
+  return err;
+}
+
 NS_IMETHODIMP nsAddrDatabase::CreateNewListCardAndAddToDB(PRUint32 listRowID, nsIAbCard *newCard, PRBool notify /* = FALSE */)
 {
 	if (!newCard || !m_mdbPabTable)
diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.h b/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.h
index d9d60fe6e92..7baaee29d77 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.h
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public:
 	NS_IMETHOD ForceClosed();
 
 	NS_IMETHOD CreateNewCardAndAddToDB(nsIAbCard *newCard, PRBool notify);
+	NS_IMETHOD CreateNewCardAndAddToDBWithKey(nsIAbCard *newCard, PRBool notify, PRUint32 *key);	
 	NS_IMETHOD CreateNewListCardAndAddToDB(PRUint32 listRowID, nsIAbCard *newCard, PRBool notify);
 	NS_IMETHOD CreateMailListAndAddToDB(nsIAbDirectory *newList, PRBool notify);
 	NS_IMETHOD EnumerateCards(nsIAbDirectory *directory, nsIEnumerator **result);