Save Entourage mails to a text file

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hi,

In Microsoft Entourage, is it possible to save the content of a message to a text file on a local disc.

I have a rule set up to move any mail with a certain Subject, into a specific folder. I would also like to write the content of same message that is moved to a text file.

I have started by just trying to ‘get’ the content of a specific mail.

Searching through the dictionary, nothing seems to work??

Using a script posted on this site I am able to open a message that is unread, but cannot cet the content.

Any help/advice would be much appreciated.

tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
	set theFolders to folders
	repeat with i in theFolders
		if name of i is "FOLDERNAME" then
			set theMsgs to (messages of i whose read status is untouched)
			exit repeat
		end if
	end repeat
	if (count theMsgs) > 0 then
		get content of theMsgs
	end if
end tell

I know this is trying to get content of multiple messages but it does not work with only one message.
fails at get content

#2

This may be of some use to you. I just happened to be working on a similar script!


tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
	set theFolders to folder "FOLDERNAME"
	repeat with i from 1 to count of messages in theFolders
		set theMsg to (message i of theFolders)
		set msgContent to content of theMsg
		tell application "TextEdit"
			-- Place msgContent into the body of a new TextEdit document
			make new document with properties {text:msgContent}
		end tell
	end repeat
end tell

You’ll have to tweak it to suit your exact needs, of course.