Re: Entourage Script for a Single Contact

[Paul Berkowitz]

Title: Re: Entourage Script for a Single Contact

But you spotted the error correctly, Beth, nevertheless. It's 'item 1', not 'item i'. Since this version of the script is specifically not running in a repeat look which specified 'repeat with i from 1 to (count theContact)', the variable i is not defined and so will error every time. It's 'item 1' you need for a single selected contact.

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From: Beth Rosengard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2003 12:25:08 -0800
To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Entourage Script for a Single Contact

Hi Peter,

I'm not a scripter so I have no idea what I'm talking about but, if this script is supposed to duplicate what Paul gave you, it differs in several ways – like "set theContact to item i ..." instead of "item 1" – and there are others.

Beth

On 3/2/03 12:16 PM, "Peter Wait" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

With the following script:
   try
       set theContact to item i of (get selection) -- this evaluates to the true content
       if class of theContact is not contact then
           error number -128
        end if
       on error
           beep
           display dialog "Address Book Contact must be kept open"
            return
   end try

I always get the error message. Any help it what dumb mistake I’ve made this time?
    Peter


On 3/1/03 4:57 PM, "Peter Wait" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

1. Is there a way to trigger a script to execute just when a Contact is Saved?
   

Not automatically. But it's easy enough, because in order to open it you had to select it in the Address book or a Custom View. So you can get it from the selection, as long as you haven't, say, changed the main window to Mail in the meantime.

And
        If so, What do I set “theContact” to, in the following extract from my current script?

       
            set contct to every contact
            repeating thru all the contacts:
                set “theContact” to item i of contct

Thanks in advance for any help.

try
    set theContact to item 1 of (get selection)
    if class of theContact is not contact then error number -128
on error
    beep
    display dialog "You must keep the Address Book (or Custom View) where you selected the contact still open in the main window just behind."
    return
end try
--rest of script

It also works if you run it just after closing the contact window. Or you can do it this way, but only if you run it while the contact window is open:

set windowName to name of window 1
try
    set theContact to contact windowName
on error
    beep
    display dialog "You first have to save the contact, and must keep its window open until you run the script."
    return
end try
--rest of script
close window 1