Setting signatures in Mail.app from osascript
Setting signatures in Mail.app from osascript
- Subject: Setting signatures in Mail.app from osascript
- From: LuKreme <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 04:45:26 -0600
I have the following shell script:
osascript \
-e "if ((do shell script \"ps -c -U user | awk '/Mail/{print $4}'\")
= \"Mail\") then" \
-e " set fortune to do shell script \"/opt/local/bin/fortune /Users/
user/mysigs\"" \
-e " tell application \"Mail\"" \
-e " set content of signature \"Fortune\" to \"-- \" & return &
fortune" \
-e " end tell" \
-e "end if"
Which when run, appears to do nothing at all. That is, the contents
of the signature named "Fortune" do not change. If I run the
following from Script Editor:
if ((do shell script "ps -c -U user | awk '/Mail/{print $4}'") =
"Mail") then
set fortune to do shell script "/opt/local/bin/fortune /Users/user/
mysigs"
tell application "Mail"
set content of signature "Fortune" to "-- " & return & fortune
end tell
end if
It works perfectly, changing the signature every time the script runs.
I've looked over the two numerous times and even repasted the SE
version into the shell script and reapplied the "'s and -e's and
such. I am stumped.
--
Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.
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