Mail.app inbox total Simple Question

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#1

Is there a way to get the total number of emails in your inbox from Mail.app via applescript?
I would like a program that will use that variable and report back to me at certain intervals how many unread mails I have left. I can trigger the applescript to run every 30 minutes or so using iCal but can’t seem to figure out how to pull that info from Mail. Any suggestions?

#2

Hi Corbin,

You could try something along the lines of:

tell application "Mail"
	set myCountArray to unread count of (mailbox "INBOX" of (every account whose enabled is true))
	set myCount to 0
	repeat with myCountItem in myCountArray
		set myCount to myCount + myCountItem
	end repeat
end tell
display dialog "Unread count is: " & myCount

Best wishes

John M

#3

Excellent, works great. Thanks!