How to use Script Editor to create a plist file

1. Can I email a script via Outlook, or does it get blocked like .exe files do on Windows?

As far as I'm aware, any file filtering/blocking is usually done at the server side, not at the client side, so you'll need to check with the mail server admin to see if your script gets blocked (or just try sending it and see what happens).

2. I'd like to automate a process using a script to create a plist file

If the data is the same you'd be better off just storing a copy of the .plist within your script bundle and just copying it into place. That's easier than creating a new .plist from scratch (and, in all honesty, I'd take the same approach, namely storing the raw data in the script and writing it to a blank file).

To take my first approach, first save your script as a script bundle (or application), then Ctrl-click in the Finder to 'Show Package Contents'.

From here, open the script's Contents/Resources folder and store a copy of your .plist in here.

Now you can reference that file within your script:

set myPlistFile to (path to resource "Department-info.plist")

(exactly as written). This will give you a reference to your .plist embedded within the script, and you can copy it anywhere you like:

tell application "Finder"

duplicate myPlistFile to (get path to desktop)

end tell

Hello

As for creating the said plist file by using System Events, you may try something like this:

set f to (path to desktop)'s POSIX path & "Department-info.plist" set dict to {|Department|:"1014"} tell application "System Events" tell (make new property list file with properties {name:f}) set value to dict end tell end tell

Or this:

set f to (path to desktop)'s POSIX path & "Department-info.plist" tell application "System Events" tell (make new property list file with properties {name:f}) make new property list item at end with properties {kind:string, name:"Department", value:"1014"} end tell end tell

Regards,

H