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DannyMike
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Q: Print workflow to app in VMFusion

I want to build a Print workflow that converts a doc to PDF then attaches the PDF to a new mail message in Windows Outlook running on VM Fusion. Possible?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Apr 20, 2012 4:50 PM

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DannyMike

Q: Print workflow to app in VMFusion

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  • by Camelot,

    Camelot Camelot Apr 21, 2012 9:22 AM in response to DannyMike
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    Apr 21, 2012 9:22 AM in response to DannyMike

    Tricky, at best.

     

    Like thier names suggest, AppleScript and AppleEvents, which are the foundations of Automator, are distinctly Apple-based technologies. There's no support for them in Windows.

    About your only option is to use UI scripting, where AppleScript emultates keyboard and mouse actions, but that's going to be a nightmare to configure for a moving target like this (e.g. the file is going to change on each run).

     

    However, I do question why you feel you need to do it this way. Why use Outlook to send the email - why not use a Mac-based email program which would be scriptable and could be integrated into your workflow.