Look for AppleScript -- add a name to Address Book

[Wizard Systems]

I am looking to add a button that will move a name, email address, and phone# to Mac Address Book.

I am also looking for an AppleScript that will move a date and description to iCal.

Thanks in advance.

Jim

[Wizard Systems]

Well, no one has replied.

I did figure out how to add dates to iCal from within FMP7.

Still looking for help with Mac Address Book.

[Fenton]

Here is a limited attempt. I also spent quite a lot of time building an FileMaker to iCal 2-way synchronization AppleScript. It worked OK in my limited testing. But then I discovered a flaw in iCal's AppleScript implimentation. You (I anyway) could not get or set the Notes of a To Do in iCal (1.5.5). It doesn't create an error, but you get nothing. So I gave it up. Hopefully this will be fixed at some point. It can be gotten via the vCard, but that's so ugly.

AB7.zip

[George Swisher]

I tried to download and it just download the .php page. How do I get the attachments. Im using IE MAC version

[Aussie John]

I dont have the example with me but the theory went somethng like this.

1.Export a file via scriptmaker to tab separated.

2.with apple script make a file with just the title headers (tab separated)

3.again with apple script combine 1&2.

4 Then you have to use applescript using the UI to tell address book to import the file.

5.Then delete the two txt files you created.

Not knowing much about applescript make for a steep learing curve but it worked in the end.

My example didnt need any user interaction but if a user can seelct the first text file and control the fact that it doesnt have headers (address book will ask waht fields thwy are to convert to) then steps 2& 3 could be eliminated.

Caveats

1) only works in 10.4 (cant import a text file in address book in 10.3)

2) you need enable assistive access in the system prefs/Universal access to let ui scripting to work

Edited July 19, 2005 by Guest