Cannot Access Properties of iMessages Chats

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hi All:

I am trying to access the participants Property form the chat Class of iMessage and am getting an error message that I do not understand.

I therefore broke my code into the most basic of blocks with the block being as follows:


tell application "Messages"
	
	set myChats to chats
	
	
	-- Determine / extract the information to be displayed
	repeat with aChat in myChats
		
		set aParticpant to participants of aChat
		log aParticipant
		
	end repeat
	
end tell

The following is the error message:

While I am sure it is something obvious I am just missing it.

Would appreciate help in getting this sorted.

Thanks.

#2

I am already logged into iMessage services on my Mac!

#3

Alright, I was feeling stuck so I did more digging on this.

I moved from Apple’s Script Editor Script Debugger and when I dug into the Script Debugger’s Explorer view I got the following:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6yq5hjzy3sqnfei/20211209_messaages_participant_screenshot.png?dl=0

  1. Is my understanding correct that the reason that this is facing is because the PARTICIPANT property is not accessible?

  2. And, if the answer is yes, then why (i.e. is it a bug, etc.)?

Thanks.

#4

I suspect most of the properties have simply been disabled on security grounds.

#5

Shane, I thank you for your response.

To be clear, and at the risk of asking what may be a naive question, you are inferring that the properties have been disabled by Apple, correct?

Thank you.

#6

See my reply to your question in the Script Debugger forum. So in your case, probably a bug, as participants are visible in Monterey.

#7

Shane, once again, thank you, greatly appreciated!

I will come back to you once I get my new MacBook and am up and running Monterey!