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Re: problem with perform mail action with messages
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Re: problem with perform mail action with messages


  • Subject: Re: problem with perform mail action with messages
  • From: Martin Michel <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 08:22:39 +0100

Hi,

As far as I know you are not supposed to use user interaction in an Apple Mail rule script, e.g. display dialog/alert. In Mac OS X 10.5, using those elements would crash an Apple Mail script.

Best regards from Berlin,

Martin

Am 02.02.2010 um 06:23 schrieb airdrummer:

> mail.app rule fires, but i can't get it to save attachments: i get an apple event handler failed, err # -10000
>
> is that still a problem w/ snow leopard, or mail?
>
> using terms from application "Mail"
>   on perform mail action with messages theMessages for rule theRule
>     set thePath to POSIX path of (path to desktop) & "downloads/"
>     tell application "Mail"
> 	repeat with thisMessage in theMessages
> 	   try
> 		set cmd to (subject of thisMessage)
> 		set replyTo to (sender of thisMessage)
>
> 		set theAttachments to (every mail attachment of thisMessage)
> 		repeat with theAttachment in theAttachments
> 		   set tvpiName to thePath & (name of theAttachment)
> 		   display alert replyTo & " - " & cmd & ": " & tvpiName
> 		   save theAttachment in thePath
> 		end repeat
> 	    on error em
> 		display alert em
> 	    end try
> 	end repeat
>     end tell
>   end perform mail action with messages
> end using terms from
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