HELP!!! Entourage Message Summary Export--AppleScript?

[robertbroussard]

I need the ability to generate a tab-delimited TEXT file (export) using
certain fields (To; From; Subject; Date) from a previously defined
Entourage selection of email messages. That is, I don't want the
message body or other fields and I was thinking that AppleScript might
be the solution...

Since I cannot find such a script I would like to write one... How to
do this?

When the script is done here is how it will be used.
1) User defines a selection manually via Entourage's serach engine.
2) User does a Select ALL if necessary for the script to work.
3) User executes the script that will save the pre-defined message
fields
4) Script automatically creates a TEXT file with TAB Delimted contents.
5) BOOM it's done!
6) User opens file in Excel and refines the data as needed.

Well? How can I do this?

BTW: the script must be able to handle at least 400 messages from this
selection window.

Thanks,

Robert

 

[robertbroussard]

I need the ability to generate a tab-delimited TEXT file (export) using
certain fields (To; From; Subject; Date) from a previously defined
Entourage selection of email messages. That is, I don't want the
message body or other fields and I was thinking that AppleScript might
be the solution...

Since I cannot find such a script I would like to write one... How to
do this?

BTW: I need to do this with Entourage 2004 and a solution that is
compatible with Office X would be helpful.

Thanks,

Robert

 

[Diane Ross]

I need the ability to generate a tab-delimited TEXT file (export) using
certain fields (To; From; Subject; Date) from a previously defined
Entourage selection of email messages. That is, I don't want the
message body or other fields and I was thinking that AppleScript might
be the solution...

Since I cannot find such a script I would like to write one... How to
do this?

When the script is done here is how it will be used.
1) User defines a selection manually via Entourage's serach engine.
2) User does a Select ALL if necessary for the script to work.
3) User executes the script that will save the pre-defined message
fields
4) Script automatically creates a TEXT file with TAB Delimted contents.
5) BOOM it's done!
6) User opens file in Excel and refines the data as needed.

Well? How can I do this?

BTW: the script must be able to handle at least 400 messages from this
selection window.

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