There's a little error in the script, This line:
�repeat while the content contains " �"
should be:
�repeat while theContent contains " �"
Just change that and it should work fine.
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Paul Berkowitz
> From: Glenn Zieman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 12:51:36 -0600
> To: Entourage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Double Spaces
>
> When compiling below I get a syntax error:
> Expected end of line, etc, but found identifier
>
> When going to the tinyurl site and compiling I get the following:
> Microsoft Entourage got an error. Can't get content.
>
> Help!
>
>
> On 11/29/04 4:42 PM, "Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> This is really simple; this should do it.
>
> Click this URL, or copy and compile:
>
> <http://tinyurl.com/6kag2>
>
> -- Script "Collapse_space_runs" by Allen Watson
> tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
> ����-- get the currently selected message or messages
> ����set selectedMessages to current messages
> ����-- if there are no messages selected, warn the user and then quit
> ����if selectedMessages is {} then
> ��������display dialog "Please select a message first and then run
> this script." with icon 1
> ��������return
> ����end if
> ����repeat with theMessage in selectedMessages
> ��������-- get message's content into a variable
> ��������set theContent to content of theMessage
> ��������-- collapse space runs
> ��������set oldDelims to AppleScript's text item delimiters
> ��������repeat while the content contains " �"
> ������������set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {" �"} -- Two
> spaces
> ������������set theContent to text items of theContent
> ������������set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {" "} -- One
> space
> ������������set theContent to theContent as text
> ������������set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oldDelims
> ��������end repeat
> ��������set the content of theMessage to theContent
> ����end repeat
> end telV
>
> On 11/29/04 1:30 PM, "Glenn Zieman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Paul, you post here and the usergroup a script to remove double
> spaces. I
> had a major problem and had to reformat, so I no longer have the
> script.
> Could you be so kind as to repost it? Or is it in one of the script
> sites? I
> looked at the one in the link for Scripts and did not see it there.
>
>
>
>
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