I understood, but I wanted to point out that all Microsoft applications need to be quit. Covering them all even though they might not be open safe guards you in case they are. Long time Entourage users expect the daemon to quit Reminders and it does not in Entourage 2008.
I was poking around in Automator just now and there is a way to save an open Word document. I didn't test the "Save Entourage items". Select in the search box "save" to see options available. You would need to create an Automator workflow to run as an iCal schedule before your backup. You would need to do this for every application that might be open. Save Word Documents (save documents as "untitled" where - select destination) Quit Word (optional if you are quitting in your backup script) -- Diane On 10/8/09 9:46 AM, "Dean Suhr" <[email protected]> wrote: > I should have been more clear - I have been quitting all of these > applications. The core focus of my question was of the closing and saving > as DRAFT of open messages. > > In light of your response I'll have to be more careful to not leave messages > in process and I will make a formal input to Microsoft. > > Dean > > > On 10/6/09 3:03 PM, "Diane Ross" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 10/6/09 10:23 AM, "Dean Suhr" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I am increasing the robustness of my backup of my Entourage database. Right >>> now in the middle of the night I quit Entourage, quit the database daemon >>> and backup the file using Synchronize Pro. >> >> Starting in 08, quitting the daemon does not quit Reminders. You really need >> to quit all Microsoft applications. >> >> <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2009/04/quit_all_microsoft_applications_befo >> re_backing_up.html> >> >> tell application "Microsoft Entourage" to quit >> tell application "Microsoft Database Daemon" to quit >> tell application "Microsoft Office Reminders" to quit >> tell application "My Day" to quit >> tell application "Microsoft Word" to quit >> tell application "Microsoft Excel" to quit >> tell application "Microsoft PowerPoint" to quit >> tell application "Microsoft Messenger" to quit >>> >>> I have, on occasion, left a draft message open which aborts the quit >>> process. The backup proceeds but I am sure the file is corrupt due to being >>> open when it backs up. The following line, which is what I am currently >>> using, does not work because it brings up a dialog box. >>> >>> tell application "Microsoft Entourage" to quit saving "yes" >>> >>> What I an seeking is a few lines of AppleScript to check for open windows >>> and if there are any to save all open windows as drafts. >> >> This has come up before and currently I know of no way to script this. This >> would be a great addition to the process. > > > -- > YouTalk mailing list > List address: [email protected] > List information: http://entourage.mvps.org/support_options/list.html > List moderator: [email protected], [email protected] > To unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe -- YouTalk mailing list List address: [email protected] List information: http://entourage.mvps.org/support_options/list.html List moderator: [email protected], [email protected] To unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
