For over a year there has been an incompatibility between Script Editor and Entourage: scripts created in SE will not save their properties when run from Eratge Script menu. Apple changed file formats, and Microsoft neglected to catch up.
Only fix: save the script using Smile (free) or Script Debugger ($199). Smile can be found here: <http://www.satimage.fr/software/en/downloads_smile.html> On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 11:49:06 -0700, Bryan Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 10/30/2004 8:45 PM, "Bryan Harris" wrote: > >> 4. Goto my Database -- This script just opens up a certain message that I > >> have buried down in my folders... It's basically a repository of all my > >> passwords and serial numbers for everything, which is so much nicer than > >> trying to remember all those passwords. And it's accessible with a single > >> keystroke. > > > > If you're still around -- this is from a thread from last October ;-) -- I'm > > wondering if you'd mind sharing the above script with the list. I use an > > Entourage Note for the same purpose as you, and I'd love to be able to open > > that note with a script. > > Sure! Basically you just open the message you want it to point to, then run > the script. It will remember which message you had open, and then any time > you call the script in the future, it'll open that message. > > I've had trouble with it not remembering the property correctly in recent > versions of the OS -- maybe one of the script-masters can offer a fix. > > If anyone wants to use this, but doesn't know how to install it, just ask. > > - Bryan > > ************************************** > > property msgID : "<none>" > > tell application "Microsoft Entourage" > > if msgID is "<none>" then > try > set tmpID to ID of displayed message of front window > on error > display dialog "This script only works with a message in the > front window." buttons {"Ok"} default button 1 with icon stop > return > end try > > display dialog ("This script opens a specific message every time it > is run. > > Use the current message? (If you'd like to use a different message, press > cancel, open the desired message and run this script again.)") with icon 1 > > set msgID to tmpID > > display dialog "This message will now be opened whenever you run > this script in the future." buttons {"Ok"} default button 1 with icon 1 > > return > > end if > > try > open message id msgID > on error > display dialog "The message could not be found. Please select a new > message and run this script again." buttons {"Ok"} default button 1 with > icon stop > return > end try > > (* > set desktopDim to (do shell script "defaults -host localhost read |grep > -w \"Width\\" & "|" & "Height\"") > set {l, t, r, b} to {0, 0, word 6 of desktopDim, word 3 of desktopDim} > > set bounds of front window to {100, 100, 0.7 * r, 0.75 * b} > *) > > activate > > end tell > -- > 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/>
