so the code would do something like this: try tell application "Mail" to quit tell application terminal: type sqlite3 ~/Library/Mail/Envelope\ Index vacuum; tell application "Mail" to run end try
Sorry. I'm just learning. I've coded in other languages so cannot figure out why I cannot grasp this. lol! think i'm close but yeah. S On Jan 5, 2011, at 7:47 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > Well, the automation is doing three things, and one could write it in apple > script just as easily. > > For a one time use... > > 1. quit mail > 2. start terminal > 3. Enter the following command at the terminal prompt > sqlite3 ~/Library/Mail/Envelope\ Index vacuum; > > On 3 January 2011 17:44, Sarah Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: > I came acroos this and tried to follow these steps except I can't get past > the first one. They might have been using an older automater app. I have to > do it from the command line every month but I really don't know if tht's > efficent and if I'll remember. lol. > > anyway here are the directions. > > Speed Up Apple Mail (Mail.app) Instantly > User-Submitted Article > You may have noticed your Apple Mail slowing down. It takes forever to open, > load email, and even gives you the spinning pinwheel beach ball of doom. You > maybe have tried deleting and pruning your email with no luck. Fear not! > There's a little known way to optimize your Mail.app database so that Mail > will run much faster. You don't even have to delete anything! This article > will show you how to automate the process so your Mail database is > automatically optimized every month - keeping your email client as fast as > possible. > Difficulty: Moderate > Instructions > . 1 Open Automator. If you've never used it before, it can look > intimidating. Don't worry though, we're going to be using really basic > functions. If it asks you to select a starting point for a new workflow, just > select "Custom". Under the actions pane on the left hand side of the app, > click "Utilities". Find the "Run AppleScript" function and drag it into the > workflow (right hand side of the window). Delete any text that pops in there, > and replace it with: tell application "Mail" to quit > . 2 Find the "Run Shell Script" function and drag it below the > AppleScript you just added. This is where we're putting the function to > actually vacuum the database. In the script window, delete any default text > and instead type: sqlite3 ~/Library/Mail/Envelope\ Index vacuum; > . 3 Find the "Launch Application" function and drag it below the > Shell Script you just added. This is the final function for our workflow. > From the drop down box, select the application "Mail". Go ahead and click the > "Run" button in the upper right hand corner to make sure everything works. > . 4 Go to "File" in the menubar and select "Save as Plug-In". > Give you plug-in a name, and then set it as an iCal Alarm. When you hit the > Save button, iCal should open. > . 5 Set the day and time for your plugin to run. More > importantly, change "repeat" to "Every month" and "end" to "Never". Click the > "Done" button and quit iCal. Your Mail client will now be vacuumed monthly. > > > Thanks all > > > Sarah Alawami > > MSN: marri...@gmail.com > > Website: http://music.marrie.org > youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 > podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com > podcast mobile http://marrie.podbean.com/mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
