Re: Problems importing the unix mailbox into Mail.app
Re: Problems importing the unix mailbox into Mail.app
- Subject: Re: Problems importing the unix mailbox into Mail.app
- From: Tommy Bollman <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 13:59:57 +0200
Den 24. mai 2010 kl. 13.02 skrev Axel Luttgens:
>
> Le 23 mai 2010 à 21:43:16, Tommy Bollman a écrit :
>
>> Could any body please tell me what I am doing wrong?
>> Script Debuggers dictionary statest that it should take a fileobject as a reference.
>> If i rename the file to somefile.mbox the format menu of Mail.app is greyed out before
>> it gives up alas no result.
>>
>>
>> set mf to path to desktop as text
>> -- set x to a reference to file (mf & "mailfile")
>> set x to a reference to file "Macintosh HD:private:var:mail:mymailfile"
>> try
>> tell application "Mail"
>> activate
>> import Mail mailbox at x
>> end tell
>> on error e
>> display dialog e
>> end try
>
> Looks like Mail's "import Mail mailbox" command is restricted to mailboxes created by Mail, with either a post-Panther or a pre-Tiger format.
>
> Since your mymailfile is a unix mbox, it is easy to create a pre-Tiger Mail mailbox; for example, assuming there's no name conflict with current contents of directory /tmp:
>
> create directory /tmp/mymailfile.mbox
> move (or copy) mymailfile to /tmp/mymailfile.mbox/mbox
>
> It should now be possible to proceed with the import:
>
> tell application "Mail" to import Mail mailbox at POSIX file "/tmp/mymailfile.mbox"
>
> HTH,
> Axel _______________________________________________
> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
> AppleScript-Users mailing list (email@hidden)
> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
> Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users
>
> This email sent to email@hidden
>
AHA!
I haven't tried it yet, but you really made my day better! Thanks!
Best regards
Tommy Bollman
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.
-- Mark Twain
_______________________________________________
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
AppleScript-Users mailing list (email@hidden)
Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users
This email sent to email@hidden