Re: Script for new message in non-default account?

[Paul Berkowitz]

Title: Re: Script for new message in non-default account?

On 8/21/03 12:21 PM, "Mo Mehlsak/Barbara Riegelhaupt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I'm looking for an Erage X script to create a new mail message in a
> non-default account [sort of a dumbed-down version of Paul Berkowitz's Other
> Account X]. I've found links to an OS 9 script by Matt Ridley, but his site
> doesn't respond. Anyone have a suggestion or a script to share?

You mean you don't want it to work automatically per recipient  - you just want to OPEN a new message window from a different account than default to save you the "trouble" of changing the account popup? "Dumbed down" is hardly the word for it.

    tell application "Microsoft Entourage" to make new draft window with properties {account:POP account "Account Name"}


That's it. That's the whole script -- fill in the name of your own non-default account. If it's an IMAP account, refer to 'IMAP account' rather than 'POP account'. You can give it a keyboard shortcut according to the rules in the Help/AppleScript. Otherwise why bother? It's more trouble to select a script in the script menu than to change the account popup in the message window.

And if you are planning to use a keyboard shortcut, then why not just use my "Account & Signature Shortcuts" scripts, which make it easier. The only difference is you press the shortcut after opening the message window.

P.S. I've just completed my upgraded 'Other Account' script which will let you set up unlimited numbers of non-default accounts for contacts, and to specify the contacts (or groups) simply by giving them a category of the same name as the account, rather than having to to make them group members. (Thanks to Barry for that suggestion.) it works automatically from a schedule so you don't have to remember to set the account.

It will be posted within a day or two. also a similar script for signatures.

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Paul Berkowitz
MVP Entourage


PLEASE always state which version of Entourage you are using - 2001 or X. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise.