Is there a freeware/shareware contextual plug-in for Entourage so, for
example, if I wanted to mail something directly from the Finder, I would just
right-click (or cmd-click), and ³Mail...² would be there?
There are two ways to do what you want:
(Easy, doesn't use contextual menu) Drag the file you want to e-mail
directly onto the Entourage icon. A new mail message will open with the
file attached.
(More difficult to configure, uses contextual menu) Copy this script into
Script Editor (/Applications/AppleScript/Script Editor/):
on run
tell application "Finder"
activate
set fs to {}
try
set fs to the selection
end try
if kind of (fs as alias) is "folder" then
display dialog "Do you really want to attach a folder?" buttons
{"Yes", "No"} default button 2
if button returned of result is "No" then
set f to choose file with prompt "Select file to be
attached."
set fs to {}
copy f to end of fs
end if
end if
end tell
if fs is {} then
set f to choose file with prompt "Select file to be attached."
copy f to end of fs
end if
my attachToMessage(fs)
end run
on open (fs)
if fs is {} then
set f to choose file with prompt "Select file to be attached."
copy f to end of fs
end if
my attachToMessage(fs)
end open
on attachToMessage(fs)
tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
activate
try
set c to class of the front window
on error
set c to ""
end try
if class of the front window is not draft window then
make new draft window
end if
try
save the front window
set theMsg to displayed feature of window 1 -- if open in its
own window or the preview pane
on error
set currMsgs to (current messages) -- if selected in Message
Pane without preview pane
if (count of currMsgs) = 1 then
set theMsg to item 1 of currMsgs
else
beep
display dialog "! You can only attach files to open draft
messages." buttons "OK" default button "OK" with icon 0
return
end if
end try
repeat with anItem in fs
tell application "Finder" to set f to anItem as text
try
make new attachment at theMsg with properties {file:f}
close the front window -- Do not save it; overwrites one
with attachment!
open theMsg
on error theErr
display dialog theErr
return
end try
end repeat
end tell
end attachToMessage
Now, save the file as a compiled script onto the Desktop as "E-mail File".
Download and install BigCat (free) <
http://www.ranchero.com/bigcat/>. Then,
drag the script you saved into /Users/<Your User>/Library/Application
Support/Big Cat Scripts/Files/. Now you can select a file, Control-click
it, and go to Scripts > E-mail File to e-mail the file using Entourage.
I know Entourage supports Services, but the ³Mail...² option in Services
always brings up Apple Mail.
I know. There's no way to change that, unfortunately.
