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<blockquote data-quote="tommyabroad" data-source="post: 28081">Hello,I'm a Newbie to Mac-Forums and to AppleScript.&nbsp; I can't seem to find any forums dedicated AppleScript so I will post this here as a start.While I have used a Mac at home for many years my recent programing has been in M$ VBA on my employers PC.&nbsp; Looking at AppleScript I can see some potential but the script editor is not as powerful the VBA editor when it comes to learning the language.&nbsp; I learn best by studying sample scripts but I have been unable to find a script that does anything like what I want to do.I am trying to export a large number of e-mails from OS X Mail and save them as simple text files.&nbsp; I am struggling to both understand the object structure and how to reference it.&nbsp; Therefore the information in the Dictionary doesn't help me much.The generic algorithm steps would go something like:&nbsp; &nbsp; For every message in the inbox&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; if the message subject is like &quot;ABC Corp<img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Kiss.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":*" title="Kiss&nbsp; &nbsp; :*" data-shortname=":*" />&quot; then&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Save message as plain text &quot;subject.txt&quot; in &quot;xyz&quot; directory&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; move message to trash&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; end if&nbsp; &nbsp; next messageCan anyone offer some support?Thanks,TA</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tommyabroad, post: 28081"] Hello, I'm a Newbie to Mac-Forums and to AppleScript. I can't seem to find any forums dedicated AppleScript so I will post this here as a start. While I have used a Mac at home for many years my recent programing has been in M$ VBA on my employers PC. Looking at AppleScript I can see some potential but the script editor is not as powerful the VBA editor when it comes to learning the language. I learn best by studying sample scripts but I have been unable to find a script that does anything like what I want to do. I am trying to export a large number of e-mails from OS X Mail and save them as simple text files. I am struggling to both understand the object structure and how to reference it. Therefore the information in the Dictionary doesn't help me much. The generic algorithm steps would go something like: For every message in the inbox if the message subject is like "ABC Corp:*" then Save message as plain text "subject.txt" in "xyz" directory move message to trash end if next message Can anyone offer some support? Thanks, TA [/QUOTE]

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