On 03/11/14 10:49 +0900 (JST), "Matthew Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> on 14/11/03 11:16 AM, Jeremy Whipple at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> Is there a script that will print attachments to E'rage messages? I looked
>> at scriptbuilders.net but didn't see one there.
>> 
>> The reason I'm looking for such a script is that I receive my faxes by
>> email, and since I almost always want to print them out, I'd like to create
>> a rule to do so automatically as the messages come in. (As it stands, I have
>> a rule that identifies the fax cover messages and prints them, which alerts
>> me to the fact that I've received a fax as soon as it comes in. This is OK,
>> but not optimal.)
> 
> What is the file format of the attachment? It may be possible to save the
> attachment and then use "do shell script" to print the files using lp. Using
> lp will mean you want have an application opening and a print dialog box
> appearing. This will only work if the printing sub-system knows what to do
> with the file. It definitely works with pdf, not sure about tiff.

The files are tiffs; under my current setup they open by default in Preview
(which is fine for both viewing and printing).

Unfortunately, I'm not familiar either with "do shell script" or "lp"; how
would I go about using them?

Also, thanks to Scott Haneda for the earlier suggestion, though it's sitting
on the back burner for the moment, because I'm lazily hoping for something
simpler.

--  
Jeremy Whipple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

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