Mail.app Message Attributes

[michaelnyc]

Hey all,

I'm trying to set variables in AppleScript as properties of the message that is currently visible in the preview pane (currently selected). Here's what I've got.

tell application "FileMaker Pro Advanced"

activate

open "path:FILES.fp7"

end tell

on open theDropped

repeat with oneDrop in theDropped

tell application "Finder"

set thePath to oneDrop as string

end tell

if thePath contains "apple.mail.drag" then

tell application "Mail"

activate

set theSender to sender of message

end tell

display dialog theSender

end if

tell application "FileMaker Pro Advanced"

activate

open "path:FILES.fp7"

set cell "gF_FilePath" of current record to thePath

do script "INSERT_FILE_LOOP"

end tell

end repeat -- go back for another (assuming a one-at-a-time process)

return

end open

The bold section is where I'm having issues. I need it to go to Mail, pull the sender of the message and then go to FileMaker and set a cell with that value. It's giving me a message, "can't set of application "Mail".

Any thoughts on why this isn't working? I can't seem to find any help online. Thanks, in advance, for your help.

Michael

[Lee Hoong]

Michael,

Try this:

tell application "Mail"

activate

set theMsg to selection as reference

set theSender to sender of theMsg

end tell

display dialog theSender

Edited October 17, 2009 by Guest