diff --git a/python/worblehat.py b/python/worblehat.py
index e56800e..d829a95 100755
--- a/python/worblehat.py
+++ b/python/worblehat.py
@@ -4,20 +4,34 @@
 import os
 os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE']='web.settings'
 from web.library.models import *
+from web.library.fileformat import read_actionlist, write_actionlist
 from django.db.models import Q
 from util import *
 import getopt
 import sys
+import types
 import search
 import placement
 
 def show_book_or_person(ids, commit_format=False, tmp_file=False):
-    for id in ids:
-        object = get_book_or_person(id)
-        if object:
-            print object.to_string()
+    objects = map(get_book_or_person, ids)
+    for i in range(len(ids)):
+        if not objects[i]:
+            objects[i] = 'No book or person with id %s.' % id
+        elif commit_format:
+            objects[i] = objects[i].to_dict()
         else:
-            print 'No book or person with id %s.' % id
+            objects[i] = objects[i].to_string()
+    if commit_format:
+        output = write_actionlist(objects)
+    else:
+        output = '\n'.join(objects)
+    if tmp_file:
+        # TODO
+        #return write_tmpfile('-'.join(ids), output)
+        pass
+    else:
+        print output
 
 def get_book_or_person(id):
     books = Book.objects.filter(Q(isbn=id)|Q(id__id=id)).all()