I'm seeing the same thing, Gary. I can see why in some circumstances you might want an incoming message to trigger a script and then be deleted, its reason for existence being solely to trigger that script. This is probably another instance of the programmers trying to protect us from our own stupidity, though; the assumption is probably that your script is going to operate on the message, and if the delete option were available, Entourage would delete it before the script finished running, resulting in unpredictable behavior.
If you are like me, you'd prefer to be allowed to paint yourself into a corner and learn by the mistake. Perhaps, in a future update, Entourage will let us do that. Meanwhile, may I suggest simply adding the delete operation into the script that gets triggered? (That's the solution for all such actions that get prohibited by running a script.) -- Microsoft MVP for Entourage/OE/Word (MVPs are volunteers) Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Entourage FAQ site: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> AppleScripts for Outlook Express and Entourage: <http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/Scripts/> Entourage Help Pages: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > From: Gary Lists <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 12:57:27 -0500 > To: Entourage-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Rule Process Counter v1 > > On 12/4/02 12:50 PM, Gary Lists wrote: > >>> I don't follow that, Gary. What step is it (in the rule, or in the script) >>> that lets you move a message, but not delete it? If you can move it, you can >>> delete it. >> >> In E2K1, you can not assign a Run AppleScript action and also a Delete action >> (at least I can't...it's dimmed.) I can choose Move, however. > > Perhaps I didn't clarify well enough in my last post (...got carried away in > the email archive I suppose :), but in direct response to your question: in > the Rules creator, not in my script. If I select Run AppleScript as an > action, then the Delete Message action is not available (dimmed.) Removing > the Run AppleScript action makes that available again. > > Am I defective? ;) > > HTH, > > Gary > > OS 9.1.2 / E2K1 > -- > Do not reply via email. Incoming replies are auto-deleted. > Please post directly to the list or newsgroup. Thank you! > > Really need direct? Rot me at: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Lbhe fhowrpg zhfg ortva "abgwhax:" (ab dhbgrf) > Avpr gb zrrg lbh! Qba'g fcnz zr. > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
