Comments on: Using Mail.app with multiple users — using AppleScript: Part 2 http://www.wiseontech.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2 Hacks, scripts and ideas for the refined geek. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jonathan Wise http://www.wiseontech.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-3595 Jonathan Wise Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:04:31 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2#comment-3595 Ian, That error looks like a more systemic AppleScript problem on your machine... but I've never used .Mac/MobileMe so you could be right. Sorry I can't help :-/ Ian,
That error looks like a more systemic AppleScript problem on your machine… but I’ve never used .Mac/MobileMe so you could be right. Sorry I can’t help :-/

]]> By: Ian Galley http://www.wiseontech.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-3582 Ian Galley Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:03:56 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2#comment-3582 Dear Jonathan, I tried running your email account switcher applescript only to be met with this error message... NSCannotCreateScriptCommandError The script editor highlights 'accounts' and got me to thinking, is the error generated because one account is .mac and the other is IMAP? If so do you think there may be an extra few lines of code which can be added to your initial script which would solve this? I last wrote script nearly 20 years ago so I am more than rusty, any ideas? I'm sure if I, as Admin, set up a new account from login I'd not need answer the above question but where would the fun be in that? Thanks for taking the time out to read. Sincerely, Ian Dear Jonathan,

I tried running your email account switcher applescript only to be met with this error message…

NSCannotCreateScriptCommandError

The script editor highlights ‘accounts’ and got me to thinking, is the error generated because one account is .mac and the other is IMAP? If so do you think there may be an extra few lines of code which can be added to your initial script which would solve this?

I last wrote script nearly 20 years ago so I am more than rusty, any ideas?

I’m sure if I, as Admin, set up a new account from login I’d not need answer the above question but where would the fun be in that?

Thanks for taking the time out to read.
Sincerely,
Ian

]]> By: Jonathan Wise http://www.wiseontech.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-3306 Jonathan Wise Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:19:29 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2#comment-3306 Try it with a longer delay, Stew! Try it with a longer delay, Stew!

]]> By: Jonathan Wise http://www.wiseontech.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-3305 Jonathan Wise Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:44:36 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2#comment-3305 Sorry, I can't think of anything. If you want to send me the code of your script I can take a look... Sorry, I can’t think of anything. If you want to send me the code of your script I can take a look…

]]> By: Stew Hutton http://www.wiseontech.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-3304 Stew Hutton Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:54:25 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2#comment-3304 Hey Jonathan, this script works really well and is exactly what I was looking for. I'm having one issue though. The script runs really well when hitting "run" in script editor, but I'm getting the following error when I try to run it saved as an application: When I try to access my account "Stew Gmail" Can't set <> of <> "Mere Gmail" of application "Mail" to false. and when I try to access my wife's email "Mere Gmail" Can't set <> of <> "Stew Gmail" of application "Mail" to false. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Thanks! Hey Jonathan, this script works really well and is exactly what I was looking for. I’m having one issue though. The script runs really well when hitting “run” in script editor, but I’m getting the following error when I try to run it saved as an application:

When I try to access my account “Stew Gmail”

Can’t set <> of <> “Mere Gmail” of application “Mail” to false.

and when I try to access my wife’s email “Mere Gmail”

Can’t set <> of <> “Stew Gmail” of application “Mail” to false.

Any idea what I’m doing wrong?

Thanks!

]]> By: GERALD http://www.wiseontech.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-3299 GERALD Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:29:37 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2#comment-3299 Jonathan. Fantastic little script. It took me around 2 minutes to find you on the internet as we had the same challenge as you and your wife with regards to accessing only our particular mail account. Thanks so much. Works like a charm! Gerald. Jonathan. Fantastic little script. It took me around 2 minutes to find you on the internet as we had the same challenge as you and your wife with regards to accessing only our particular mail account. Thanks so much. Works like a charm! Gerald.

]]> By: Jonathan Wise http://www.wiseontech.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-3246 Jonathan Wise Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:11:42 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2#comment-3246 Bitte :) Bitte :)

]]> By: Marco http://www.wiseontech.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-3244 Marco Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:48:15 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2#comment-3244 Hallo Jonathan, vielen Dank für die ausführlichen Beschreibungen und Hilfen. Nach langem Suchen bin ich auf deine Seite gestoßen und es funktioniert fantastisch :-) Hallo Jonathan,

vielen Dank für die ausführlichen Beschreibungen und Hilfen. Nach langem Suchen bin ich auf deine Seite gestoßen und es funktioniert fantastisch :-)

]]> By: Jonathan Wise http://www.wiseontech.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-3088 Jonathan Wise Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:21:50 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2#comment-3088 Sure Dan, this script could be used to toggle 5 or 50 accounts. Just modify the blocks of code that happen after a button is pressed, adding support for those other accounts... <code> if the button returned of the result is "Jonathan" then   tell application "Mail"     activate     delay 2     set enabled of account "Elizabeth Home" to false     set enabled of account "Jonathan Home" to true     set enabled of account "Jonathan Work" to true     set enabled of account "Jonathan GMail" to true    end tell else    tell application "Mail"     activate     delay 2     set enabled of account "Jonathan Home" to false     set enabled of account "Jonathan Work" to false     set enabled of account "Jonathan GMail" to false     set enabled of account "Elizabeth Home" to true    end tell end if </code> Sure Dan, this script could be used to toggle 5 or 50 accounts. Just modify the blocks of code that happen after a button is pressed, adding support for those other accounts…


if the button returned of the result is "Jonathan" then
  tell application "Mail"
    activate
    delay 2
    set enabled of account "Elizabeth Home" to false
    set enabled of account "Jonathan Home" to true
    set enabled of account "Jonathan Work" to true
    set enabled of account "Jonathan GMail" to true
   end tell
else
   tell application "Mail"
    activate
    delay 2
    set enabled of account "Jonathan Home" to false
    set enabled of account "Jonathan Work" to false
    set enabled of account "Jonathan GMail" to false
    set enabled of account "Elizabeth Home" to true
   end tell
end if

]]> By: Dan http://www.wiseontech.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-3087 Dan Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:03:24 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/hack/using-mailapp-with-multiple-users-%e2%80%94-using-applescript-part-2#comment-3087 Jonathan, I love this idea and was wondering how you would address the following situation- I currently have 5 email accounts set up for myself (various organizations require separate accounts) and my wife has one account. I would like to set up your separate user access, but want to be able to send/receive mail on my 5 accounts at the same time without having to set up separate access for each of those. This is currently how I have it set up in Entourage, but I'm moving back to mac mail and want the same functionality, except I want to separate my wife's account so she has her own access and her mail is not mixed in with my accounts. Any idea if your script or a variation of it would work? Jonathan,

I love this idea and was wondering how you would address the following situation-
I currently have 5 email accounts set up for myself (various organizations require separate accounts) and my wife has one account. I would like to set up your separate user access, but want to be able to send/receive mail on my 5 accounts at the same time without having to set up separate access for each of those. This is currently how I have it set up in Entourage, but I’m moving back to mac mail and want the same functionality, except I want to separate my wife’s account so she has her own access and her mail is not mixed in with my accounts. Any idea if your script or a variation of it would work?

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