What version of the OS are you running? There is a bug in early Jaguar in AppleScript that crashes whatever application was running at the time. You need to have the latest OS X update (assuming you are on OS X). If you already do, let me know, and I'll investigate further...
On or near 12/27/02 3:56 PM, John Boggs at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > Alan, > > Thank you for the help, but I ran into a new problem. I downloaded the > folder with the scripts and when I ran the "export address groups" it let me > choose the one I wanted to export and then Entourage unexpectedly quit. I > restarted twice and launched only Entourage, but both times, same result. > > John > > On 12/26/02 6:20 PM, "Allen Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The problem with very long lists of recipients is that many ISPs will reject >> messages with more than 50 recipients (some even less). You <must> break it >> up into smaller segments of 50 or fewer, and you must have a primary >> recipient specified in the "To" field (usually yourself). >> >> Try my bulk mail scripts, if you care to: download from: >> >> >> <http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/Scripts/Entourag >> e%20v%20X/MessageOperations/Outgoing%20Utility/Bulk%20mail%20script%20set%20 >> MSE.sit> >> >> It works for any size group, but it takes some setup work. First, you need >> to get addresses exported into a tab-delimited text file with >> "Display-name<tab>e-mail address<return>" for each contact. Select the >> contacts you want to send to in your address book. Use the script "Export >> Selected Contacts" to export them; it creates a file, "Address List", on >> your desktop. Then you use that file, with a text file containing your >> message, and drag those two files onto the "Bulk Mail MSE" applet. The name >> of the message file becomes the subject of the message. To make the script >> use BCC, preface the name with "BCC ", e.g., "BCC Announcing Free Pizza Via >> FAX". >> >> Read the readme files for more detailed instructions. >> >> >> On or near 12/26/02 9:47 AM, John Boggs at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: >> >>> (USING ENTOURAGE X) >>> >>> Once I asked about a script so that I could send a message to a long list of >>> recipients. I got a script but it didn't work very well, and yesterday I >>> wanted to send a Christmas wish to my address book, (2000+). I tried the >>> script again, and it came up with the following error: >>> >>> "Microsoft Entourage got an error: Can't get file of attachment 1 of >>> outgoing message id 44011" >>> >>> Anyway, how can I sent a "bcc" message to a long list? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> John Boggs >>> >>> >>> > -- 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/> -- 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/>
