MacOS – Messages applescript not working under Mountain Lion

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Tried adding an AppleScript to run a specific command when I'm sending or receiving a message in Messages on my server, but for some reason it never seems to get called.

Placed it first in ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Messages, and then in ~/Library/Application Scripts/Messages, but it doesn't seem to work in either. It appears at the bottom of the AppleScript menu when I have Messages front though.

Here's the test script:

using terms from application "Messages"
    on message sent theMessage for theChat
        display dialog "Triggered on message sent"
    end message sent
    on message received theMessage from theBuddy for theChat
        display dialog "Triggered on message received"
    end message received
end using terms from

Any idea why neither of these fire?

Best Answer

I believe that the Applescripts need to be called in Preferences > Alerts. Select an event and then select "Run an Applescript Script:"

See if that helps.

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Try this.

   using terms from application "Mail"
    on perform mail action with messages theMessages for rule theRule
        -- The folder to save the attachments in (must already exist)


        -- Save in a sub-folder based on the name of the rule in Mail

        set subFolder to name of theRule
        tell application "Finder"
            set attachmentsFolder to ((path to home folder as text) & "Dropbox:Attachments") as text
            if not (exists folder subFolder of folder attachmentsFolder) then
                make new folder at attachmentsFolder with properties {name:subFolder}
            end if
        end tell
        tell application "Mail"

            repeat with eachMessage in theMessages

                set {year:y, month:m, day:d, hours:h, minutes:min} to eachMessage's date sent
                set timeStamp to ("" & y & "-" & my pad(m as integer) & "-" & my pad(d) & "-" & my pad(h) & "-" & my pad(min))

                try
                    -- Save the attachment
                    repeat with theAttachment in eachMessage's mail attachments

                        set originalName to name of theAttachment
                        set savePath to attachmentsFolder & ":" & subFolder & ":" & timeStamp & " " & originalName
                        try
                            save theAttachment in file (savePath)
                        end try
                    end repeat

                    display dialog subFolder
                end try
            end repeat

        end tell
    end perform mail action with messages
end using terms from

-- Adds leading zeros to date components
on pad(n)
    return text -2 thru -1 of ("00" & n)
end pad

I have posted a more general Automatically Save Attachments in Mail.app on my blog

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