I've tried with Automator without succeeding looping through dropped files.
Here's a folder action script that does what you want, and how to attach it to a folder :
1. Open AppleScript Editor
2. Paste the following script into a new document
property mail_subject : "An image for you"
property mail_plain_content : "Attached you will the image you required." & return & return & "Best Regards" & return & "Automator"
property mail_html_content : "Attached you will the image you required.<br><br>Best Regards<br>Automator"
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items
processItems(these_items)
end adding folder items to
on processItems(these_items)
repeat with i from 1 to (count of these_items)
set this_item to item i of these_items
if isFolder(this_item) then
processItems(getFolderItems(this_item))
else
processFile(this_item)
end if
end repeat
end processItems
on processFile(this_file)
set mail_address to RemoveExtension(getFileName(this_file))
tell application "Microsoft Outlook"
set newMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:mail_subject, plain text content:mail_plain_content, content:mail_html_content}
tell newMessage
make new recipient with properties {email address:{address:mail_address}}
make new attachment with properties {file:this_file as alias}
send
end tell
activate
end tell
end processFile
on isFolder(this_item)
tell application "System Events" to return (exists folder (this_item as string))
end isFolder
on RemoveExtension(this_name)
-- This function comes from :
-- http://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/sbrt/index.html
if this_name contains "." then
set this_name to (the reverse of every character of this_name) as string
set dot_offset to the offset of "." in this_name
set this_name to (text (dot_offset + 1) thru -1 of this_name)
set this_name to (the reverse of every character of this_name) as string
end if
return this_name
end RemoveExtension
on getExtension(this_name)
if this_name contains "." then
set this_name to (the reverse of every character of this_name) as string
set dot_offset to the offset of "." in this_name
set this_name to (text 1 thru (dot_offset - 1) of this_name)
set this_name to (the reverse of every character of this_name) as string
return this_name
else
return ""
end if
end getExtension
on getFileName(this_file)
tell application "Finder" to return name of this_file
end getFileName
on getFolderItems(this_folder)
tell application "Finder" to return items of this_folder
end getFolderItems
3. Save it in your ~/Library/Scripts/Folder Action Scripts Folder
Menu File > Save
Go to the right folder : press cmd+G and paste:
~/Library/Scripts/Folder Action Scripts
and click Go
Save as : Image - Email using name as address.scpt (for example)
Format : Script
4. Create a new folder that will be watched for added items
5. Associate the script to the folder
In the Finder, right click on your folder, then select Services > Folder Actions Setup
Select the new created Image - Email using name as address.scpt script
You're done, drop a file whose name is an address, mail will be sent.
Yes, at the bottom of the Service receives drop down you’ll find a no input option. You should be able to activate it from the services menu (under the application menu, i.e. Finder → Services).
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The solution I have found is this: the first action in the workflow is "Run Shell Script" which just
cat ~/Documents/MailBody.txt. This actions returns "text", which is passed as input to action "New Mail Message". It seems to work fine, even when the txt file has multiple lines.