Re: Entourage Script to Cut and Paste Message Bodies?
Re: Entourage Script to Cut and Paste Message Bodies?
- Subject: Re: Entourage Script to Cut and Paste Message Bodies?
- From: Ramona Rock <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:49:14 -0800
Hi Andrew, and thanks for responding! I know there's been a little delay
here, but I was hoping you wouldn't mind answering a couple of questions
about this. I tried to use your script exactly as is and first it threw up
the error, "File output.txt" not found. (I didn't know if I was supposed to
create it in advance, or is the script did that for me.) So, I created it,
then it gave me an error that it was a duplicate file. ??? (I know I don't
have any other files named that, I did a search just to make sure.) I
created the file using MS Word and did place it on my desktop, and made it a
text only file with extension, if that makes any difference at all here.
While I've only written a few simple scripts and am pretty new to this, I
don't understand the term "theFile" in this script. I didn't know if that's
intended to be a definition or part of a command, or if I'm supposed to
substitute in the name OF the file "output.txt?"
Appreciate any additional help! Thanks!
Ramona.
on 3/14/03 6:01 PM, email@hidden at email@hidden wrote:
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It's entirely possible, but...
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Steps 1 and 2 would be far easier done using a Rule that checks the subject
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line and runs the AppleScript if it matches.
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Something like this should be a good start:
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property outputFile : ":desktop:output.txt"
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tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
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set theFile to open for access outputFile with write permission
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repeat with aMessage in current messages
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set theBody to content of aMessage
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write theBody to theFile
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move aMessage to folder "archived messages"
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end repeat
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close access theFile
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end tell
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On 3/14/03 5:03 PM, "Ramona Rock" <email@hidden> wrote:
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> I'd like an Applescript to do the following, if possible:
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> 1. Look at my inbox of Microsoft Entourage.
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> 2. Determine which email has a certain subject line. (info I get via a CGI
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> script on a website)
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> 3. Copy the body of those emails (but only those).
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> 4. Paste those message bodies into a text file on my desktop which I would
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> be able to title (and thus identify).
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> 5. Move the email message to another folder (this last part is optional,
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> but would be nice)
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> Is this possible?
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> Appreciate any responses! Ramona.
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