On 20/5/04 10:31 pm, "Russell Fabry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have the following script make the subject of my message the same as
> the attachment's name.
>
> However, if an attachment's name is file_for_meeting.pdf, I would like
> the subject to read:
>
> file for meeting
> without the underscores or the .pdf
>
> I think I know the syntax for replacing the underscore with spaces, and
> how to delete ".pdf", but i'm not sure where in the script they should
> go.
>
> can I get a pointer?
>
> The script as it is now:
>
> tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
> tell window 1
> try
> set theNames to name of every attachment
> on error
> return -99 -- silent exit
> end try
> try
> set the subject to theNames
Now, 'thenames' will be a list of attachment names. This line will force a
silent coercion, but they will all be run into one as in
"firstfile.pdfsecondfile.docthirdfile.jpg"
> end try
> end tell
> end tell
Since you also want to strip other characters from the file names, you need
to loop through them. Changing things in strings can be done a variety of
ways, but the most efficient is usually to use "Applescript's text item
delimiters"
First, let's loop through the file names, removing extensions and
underscores:
Repeat with aname in thenames
-- remove extensions
Set applescript's text item delimiters to {"."}
Set nameParts to text items of aName
If (count nameparts) > 1 then
Set nameparts to items 1 thru -2 of nameparts
End if
Set aname to nameparts as text
-- remove underscores
Set applescript's text item delimiters to {"_"}
Set nameparts to text items of aname
Set applescript's text item delimiters to {" "}
Set aname to nameparts as text
End repeat
-- we now have a list of 'doctored' names
Set applescript's text item delimiters to {", "}
Set newSubject to theNames as text
Set subject of window 1 to newsubject
Hope this helps :)
End repeat
--
Barry Wainwright
Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details)
Seen the All-New Entourage Help Pages? - Check them out:
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
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