Applescript in mail

AppleScript in Mail!

AppleScript is a powerful scripting language that allows you to automate tasks and interact with various applications, including Mail. Here are some examples of how you can use AppleScript in Mail:

1. Send an email

You can use AppleScript to send an email with a specific subject, body, and attachments. Here's an example:

tell application "Mail"
    set newMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:"Hello World", content:"This is a test email"}
    tell newMessage
        make new attachment with properties {file name:"example.txt", contents:"Hello World"}
    end tell
    send newMessage
end tell

2. Search for emails

You can use AppleScript to search for emails based on specific criteria, such as sender, recipient, subject, or content. Here's an example:

tell application "Mail"
    set searchResults to search messages with query "from:[email protected]"
    repeat with message in searchResults
        display dialog message's subject
    end repeat
end tell

3. Move or delete emails

You can use AppleScript to move or delete emails based on specific criteria. Here's an example:

tell application "Mail"
    set messages to messages of mailbox "Inbox"
    repeat with message in messages
        if message's subject starts with "Test" then
            move message to mailbox "Archive"
        end if
    end repeat
end tell

4. Create a new mailbox

You can use AppleScript to create a new mailbox with a specific name and location. Here's an example:

tell application "Mail"
    set newMailbox to make new mailbox at location "On My Mac" with properties {name:"New Mailbox"}
end tell

5. Get email attachments

You can use AppleScript to get the attachments from an email. Here's an example:

tell application "Mail"
    set message to message id "123456"
    set attachments to attachments of message
    repeat with attachment in attachments
        display dialog attachment's file name
    end repeat
end tell

These are just a few examples of what you can do with AppleScript in Mail. You can automate many tasks and interact with the Mail app in various ways using AppleScript.

To get started with AppleScript in Mail, you'll need to:

1. Open the Script Editor app (located in Applications/Utilities).
2. Create a new script by clicking on "File" > "New Script".
3. Use the AppleScript syntax to write your script.
4. Save your script as an application or a script file.
5. Run your script by double-clicking on the file or by using the Script Editor app.