Re: reply to addressbook issue re macro
Friday, June 1, 2007, 11:57:57 AM, you wrote: Hello Tom, On Thu, 31 May 2007 12:04:19 +1000 GMT (31/05/2007, 09:04 +0700 GMT), Tom wrote: T one of my contacts is using an address that appears as [EMAIL PROTECTED] T in my header. His email address is normal like [EMAIL PROTECTED] T I am losing my hair trying to remove the underline before his first T name in my set up for email to him either as new email or replies. T check whether you have another entry for this recipient, or whether you corrected it for the entry in which he has another email address. TB chooses the AB-macros based on the email address. After a lot of searching, I finally tracked down a second entry for this contact in an unrelated AB. The contact ended up there via a filter that should not really have applied for this one. Removing the name from this AB fixed the reply issue :) -- Tom using TheBat! 3.99.3 on XP Current version is 3.99 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: reply to addressbook issue re macro
Friday, June 1, 2007, 7:08:26 PM, you wrote: Friday, June 1, 2007, Tom wrote: Also, I now copied the exact same entry in both macros for compose and reply %ABTOFromFName and the output is different. In compose I have as output Dear (blank), Kind Regards... Yes, since there is nothing for the macro to take it's value from in a new mail. You probably want to use %ABToFirstName instead. whereas my reply has output Dear _Joe ... Looks like the first name field in AB is _Joe. Change it to Joe Ok, you were right :) re the new mail issue, I now get the output from addressbook but only if I choose the correct suggestion. This is also the problem when replying. However, the other issue remains open as the address is set up correctly. As mentioned before, my address book only shows one listing for this contact like [EMAIL PROTECTED] but when composing a new email and I start typing Joe I have three choices: 1) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3) [EMAIL PROTECTED] In each case the actual email address is identical. So I suppose TB is checking against received emails and the contact may use different accounts where he set up accounts slightly differently (for reasons I don't understand). So, if I use option 3, then my macro will work and I guess that's a solution. Ideally though I would like to suppress options 1 and 2 as redundant and preventing my macro to work. -- Tom using TheBat! 3.99.3 on XP Current version is 3.99 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: reply to addressbook issue re macro
Friday, June 1, 2007, Tom wrote: Also, I now copied the exact same entry in both macros for compose and reply %ABTOFromFName and the output is different. In compose I have as output Dear (blank), Kind Regards... Yes, since there is nothing for the macro to take it's value from in a new mail. You probably want to use %ABToFirstName instead. whereas my reply has output Dear _Joe ... Looks like the first name field in AB is _Joe. Change it to Joe -- Urban I know a lot about cars. I can look at a car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming. Current version is 3.99 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: reply to addressbook issue re macro
Hello Tom, On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 19:42:46 +1000 GMT (01/06/2007, 16:42 +0700 GMT), Tom wrote: T As mentioned before, my address book only shows one listing for this T contact like [EMAIL PROTECTED] but when composing a new email and I T start typing Joe I have three choices: T 1) [EMAIL PROTECTED] T 2) [EMAIL PROTECTED] T 3) [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you start typing the email address into the TO field, the history of mails you have sent will be shown. The AB template will kick in only if you choose the same email address as in the AB. If this is not the case, a higher template (account or folder) will be used. Hence, if you choose _joe@, the AB template will not be used, and you probably have Dear %ToFName in your account template(I think that's the default). T In each case the actual email address is identical. So I suppose TB T is checking against received emails No, it checks against previously used names/addresses in sent mails. There used to be something in Options / Preferences where you could choose whether the recipients should be completed from AB and/or history, but I cannot find it now. -- Cheers, Thomas. I have an excellent track record, although I am not a horse, http://thomas.fernandez.hat-gar-keine-homepage.de/ Message reply created with The Bat! 3.99.3 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.99 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: reply to addressbook issue re macro
Hello Tom, On Thu, 31 May 2007 12:04:19 +1000 GMT (31/05/2007, 09:04 +0700 GMT), Tom wrote: T one of my contacts is using an address that appears as [EMAIL PROTECTED] T in my header. His email address is normal like [EMAIL PROTECTED] T I am losing my hair trying to remove the underline before his first T name in my set up for email to him either as new email or replies. T I set up his details in address book without the underline and use the T following macro:Dear %ABOFromFName. I hope you mean %ABTOFromFName. ^ T missing above. This macro will take the first name as it appears in the addressbook, regardless of how it is typed in the incoming message (in case of replies). So you will still have the typo in the AB. If you already corrected it, check whether you have another entry for this recipient, or whether you corrected it for the entry in which he has another email address. TB chooses the AB-macros based on the email address. -- Cheers, Thomas. How come we choose from just two people for president and 50 for Miss America? http://thomas.fernandez.hat-gar-keine-homepage.de/ Message reply created with The Bat! 3.99.3 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.99 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: reply to addressbook issue re macro
Friday, June 1, 2007, 11:57:57 AM, you wrote: If you already corrected it, check whether you have another entry for this recipient, or whether you corrected it for the entry in which he has another email address. TB chooses the AB-macros based on the email address. Thomas, thanks but it was just a typo when cutting and pasting in my email. The macro had the full correct version. Checking your second suggestion, I am not sure. My AB only has one listing for this contact, however if I try to write an email the suggestions will not only contain the AB entry but also the version with _. Not sure where to look for the second entry then. Where are the suggested recipients stored (based on received emails)? Also, I now copied the exact same entry in both macros for compose and reply %ABTOFromFName and the output is different. In compose I have as output Dear (blank), Kind Regards... whereas my reply has output Dear _Joe ... hmmm, totally baffled -- Tom using TheBat! 3.99.3 on XP Current version is 3.99 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
reply to addressbook issue re macro
Hello fellow Batlovers, one of my contacts is using an address that appears as [EMAIL PROTECTED] in my header. His email address is normal like [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am losing my hair trying to remove the underline before his first name in my set up for email to him either as new email or replies. I set up his details in address book without the underline and use the following macro:Dear %ABOFromFName. Despite all of this the underline still appears and I have to manually remove it each time. What am I missing? -- Best regards, Tom using TheBat! 3.99.3 on XP Current version is 3.99 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
