Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Help Wanted with Microsoft Outlook AppleScript

ProfitTrain uses AppleScript to make new emails with recipients pre-filed and PDFs pre-attached.

With the new release of Microsoft Office for Mac they have dropped Entourage and are now using Outlook. Apparently the AppleScript dictionary has changed as well. Working with a user I had them change the app name in the script from “Entourage” to “Microsoft Office” but this change alone doesn’t seem to make a working script. I’d do the testing myself but I don’t have a copy of the new Office yet, nor is there a demo available for me to try.

If anyone has the new Office and wants to help, please download ProfitTrain and use the custom script hook so that you can use a custom AppleScript in place of the built-in one. If you get something that works please share and I’ll pass on to the users who are asking for it. Thanks again.