automator for reminders from mail

Thanks for the script. It is great!! I have noticed the URL in the iCal reminder is not set (or cannot set) with the message URL. (even when I try to do it manually) Any workaround? iCal Version 5.0.2 (1571)

I have found that only some messages don't create the URL correctly. Most are actually okay. On the other hand, if you sync with Exchange server, there is no URL field there.

Hello, how did you get the right click to function without selecting text?

Can you tell me how you right clicked on the email without selecting text?

Up at the top select "no input" for "service receives selected..."

Save with your favorite name.

In theory that shoudl make the service available anytime

It does make it available anytime, but not from the contextual menu. Try giving it a shortcut in Keyboard preferences and you can activate it with that key combo.

Thanks, gave that a try but it did not work.

Is it triggering the workflow, or is the workflow not working.

Sometimes I've found you have to run it from the services submenu in the Application menu one time for the shortcut to work.

The workflow is working, from the context menu just fine, but I can't seem to trigger with a shortcut....maybe the way I set it up initially

Thanks, Chuck. This solved my problem. I set up a link here in a thread I started in the Mail forum.

You've also awakened my interest in use of Automator for other tasks. Great tool!

Walt

Hey guys. Again, great script worked flawlessly in Lion. Has anyone revisited this idea after migrating to Mountain Lion?

With a separate app now for Reminders, I am trying to re work the script to function in a similar manor it did in Lion. Still have not had any luck. Curious to see if anyone else had any.

I have used this with Mountain Lion. It is hobbled together from searches as well as a little trial and error. I am not able to get the links to work, though.

on run {input, parameters}
          tell application "Calendar" to activate
          tell application "Calendar"
                    set miniaturized of window 1 to true
                    tell application "Mail"
                              set theSelection to selection
                              set theMessage to item 1 of theSelection
                              set theurl to "message://%3c" & theMessage's message id & "%3e"
                              set thedes to theMessage's content
                              set input to theMessage's subject
                    end tell
          end tell
          tell application "Calendar"
                    tell calendar "Reminders"
  make new todo at end with properties {url:theurl, summary:input, description:thedes}
                    end tell
          end tell
          return input
end run

Thanks ratputin. I will give this a try. Another tidbit I found relating to creating a reminder from an email: if you drag a mail message from Mail.app onto the Reminders icon in the dock or the application itself, it creates a new reminder using the subject line of the email as the Reminder title and puts a link back to the email in the notes of the reminder.

NOTE: If you drag the email onto the Reminders app itself, you have to drag it onto the list you want that reminder to live in.

Nice tip on the Drag-n-Drop! There has gotta be a way to include the link in the script....

joelwhall,

I have refinded the script to add the message link to the bottom of the body in the reminder. here it is:

on run {input, parameters}
          tell application "Calendar" to activate
          tell application "Calendar"
                    set miniaturized of window 1 to true
                    tell application "Mail"
                              set theSelection to selection
                              set theMessage to item 1 of theSelection
                              set theurl to "message://%3c" & theMessage's message id & "%3e"
                              set thedes to theMessage's content & "Show in Mail " & "message://%3c" & theMessage's message id & "%3e"
                              set input to theMessage's subject
                    end tell
          end tell
          tell application "Calendar"
                    tell calendar "Reminders"
  make new todo at end with properties {url:theurl, summary:input, description:thedes}
                    end tell
          end tell
          return input
end run