Naming a new mail with the attached file name

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#1

I’am trying to write an automator plugin for the finder wich take the current file, attach it to a new mail with fixed sender and receiver (all of this is easy), but with the filename as the subject of the mail.
Is there a way to do that with Automator ?
Thanks for your help ! :slight_smile:

#2

If you can’t use this in making a plugin, it might be useful with the “Run Applescript” action. I didn’t have the time to get further than:

tell application "Finder"
	set theAttachment to (choose file)
	set attachmentName to name of theAttachment
end tell

tell application "Mail"
	activate
	set newMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:attachmentName}
	tell newMessage
		set visible to true
	end tell
end tell

I hope it helps. If not, at least it’s good practice for me.

j

#3

I finished what I was trying to do. I work in small increments because I am a full time Dad.

tell application "Finder"
	set theAttachment to (choose file)
	set attachmentName to name of theAttachment
end tell

tell application "Mail"
	activate
	set newMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:attachmentName}
	tell newMessage
		set visible to true
		tell content
			make new attachment with properties {file name:theAttachment} at before first paragraph--because I wasn't adding text to the body
		end tell
	end tell
end tell
#4

I think this is an improvement, thanks to what I learned here: http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php?pid=60045#p60045

tell application "Finder"
	set theAttachment to (get selection) as alias
	set attachmentName to name of theAttachment
end tell

tell application "Mail"
	activate
	set newMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:attachmentName}
	tell newMessage
		set visible to true
		tell content
			make new attachment with properties {file name:theAttachment} at before first paragraph
		end tell
	end tell
end tell