Thread Applescript to delete Messages conversations
Applescript to delete Messages conversationsI'd like an Applescript that deletes all my iMessage conversations in the Messages app. Could somebody please tell me how to get all my conversations and then delete them using Applescript? Thanks!view more
Thread Applescript Find & Replace in Text Document from Excel Sheet
Applescript Find & Replace in Text Document from Excel SheetI'm new to Applescript and am trying to create a script that can run through a text document (.html) and find & replace various phrases with a corresponding cell in an Excel document. I will put placeholders in th...view more
overlay pdf one ontop of anotherCan anyone help Ive got PDF1 containing 2500 pages, all with sequential numbers on. Ive got a second PDF2 with a generic image. I need to overlay PDF1 containing numbers over the top of PDF2, but 2500 times, p...view more
Thread Creating rule for Mail to emulate Mailbox App
Creating rule for Mail to emulate Mailbox AppI'm using Mailbox for iPhone and I love the "snooze" feature: it allows you to snooze a message in the inbox sending it to a "Later" folder and bringing it back to the inbox later (tomorrow, this weekend, next week, e...view more
Thread I can't run multi-line code on my Terminal.
I can't run multi-line code on my Terminal.Whenever I try to type or copy and paste lines of code that are more than one line into my Terminal, the code refuses to work. I think Terminal is interpreting each individual line as its own code, separate from every...view more
Automator IssuesHello. The main problem I am having today is how to correctly make a "watch me do" script. When I click the record button and begin performing the task all seems well and the automator reads every click I mak...view more
Thread Launch Google Drive only if local folder is available
Launch Google Drive only if local folder is availableHello everyone, I have my Google Drive local folder in an external HD, because I don't want it taking space in my Mac's HD. Google Drive is set to automatically start when I switch on my computer, but sometime...view more
Applescript Variable ErrorHi all, I am trying to write an applescript that is called with a variable and then uses that variable in the script. For example:
on run argv
set a to item 1 of argv
tell application "...view more
Thread Apple Script Editor: Adding sub sub folders.
Apple Script Editor: Adding sub sub folders.Hello I am very very green when it comes to Apple Script and I having an issue figuring this out. I have a script that lets me Create a folder at location I choose and then populate it with sub folders. Now I need to...view more
Automatically copy files into subfoldersHi everyone, I hope I'm posting this in the correct forum - sorry if that's not the case. I'm trying to find out how to write a script or automator instruction to copy selected files into a folder and ...view more
Applescript to record webcam videoHi, I am new to applescripts and I am trying to write a script to record from webcam for say X seconds. I am using the script below but I am getting an error that I do not have permission to save this file to ...view more
Variables in a file pathI have a working script that creates a folder each week and labels it with the day and the month eg. "...files/17Jan/" I now would like the same script to follow on and open a word template and save it to that folder...view more
Thread Click a menu option - can't figure out hierarchy
Click a menu option - can't figure out hierarchyI am using Applescript to perform a number of image tasks. I am using my iPhone as the image capture device, however I am using QuickTime Player so I can see what the camera sees before I take the picture. The issue i...view more