Scripts aren't that difficult to use when you have grasped the concepts - that doesn't often take more than a couple of days playing with applescript.
Here's a start for the example that was given: Tell app "microsoft entourage" Set triggerDate to current date - 7*days Set theMessages to every message of folder "inbox" whose sent time < triggerDate Move theMessages to folder "Archives" End tell Reading through the script should immediately give the idea of what is happening, but do be careful - the english-like nature of applescript can give false impressions of it's simplicity. It is still a highly structured language with a precise and exact syntax - get that wrong and the script won't work - it can't 'guess' at your meaning. However, the initial learning curve is quickly mastered for most people and there is plenty of willing help here for anyone that wants to learn. -- Barry Wainwright Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details) Seen the Entourage FAQ pages? - Check them out: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/toc.html> > From: Joshua Yeidel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 14:04:31 -0700 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Office 2004 still can't execute scheduled scripts? > > > I think the issue here is that the Rules construction interface is much > simpler than determining how to use AppleScript syntax for these tasks. A > schedule can trigger an AppleScript; now, if an Applescript can apply a > rule to a set of messages/maiboxes, I think we'd have something Mark could > use easily. > > -- Joshua > > > On 5/13/04 1:46 PM, "Barry Wainwright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 13/5/04 8:24 pm, "Mark Goodman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> There are many reasons but here's one example: At 6:00 AM run a script that >>> moves all read messages in my Inbox that are older than seven days, that are >>> set to category "faxes", and move them to the "Fax Archive" folder. At the >>> same time, strip the PDF attachments and save them to a �Fax Storage� >>> folder >>> on my hard drive. >>> >> >> All of these things can be done with a moderately simple applescript, and a >> schedule can be set to run this script at 6:00pm > > -- > 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/>
