Archives for January 2007

Press Release > Microsoft Office Automator Macworld Session Announced

MICROSOFT OFFICE AUTOMATOR MACWORLD SESSION ANNOUNCED
Ben Waldie to Preview Automator Support in Office 2008

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - January 9th, 2007 - Ben Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC, will be presenting an Automator & Office for Mac 2008 Preview session at the Microsoft booth on the Macworld Expo show floor. This session will be held on Thursday, January 11th, 2007 from 10:45 - 11:15 AM.
Don't miss this one chance opportunity to get a sneak peak of the Automator support in the forthcoming Office 2008 applications. Stop by the Microsoft booth, #1112, to learn more!

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

Automator is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Press Release > Microsoft Office Applescript Macworld Session Announced

MICROSOFT OFFICE APPLESCRIPT MACWORLD SESSION ANNOUNCED
Ben Waldie to Demonstrate AppleScript in Office 2004

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - January 9th, 2007 - Ben Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC, will be presenting an Office 2004 for Mac and AppleScript session at the Microsoft booth on the Macworld Expo show floor. This session will be held on Tuesday, January 9th, 2007 from 3:15 - 3:45 PM, and again on Wednesday, January 10th, from 2:15 to 2:45 PM.
Stop by the Microsoft booth, #1112, to learn more about how to make your office workflow more efficient!

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

AppleScript is a registered trademark of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Press Release > Mail To Filemaker Importer 2.0 Announced

MAIL TO FILEMAKER IMPORTER 2.0 ANNOUNCED
Automated Workflows, LLC Releases Mail to FileMaker Importer 2.0

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - January 8th, 2007 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the release of Mail to FileMaker Importer version 2.0.
Mail to FileMaker Importer 2.0 is an AppleScript-based application that can be used to automatically import email data from Mac OS X Mail or Microsoft Entourage into a FileMaker Pro database. Within the application’s interface, users can easily configure the database and fields to be used for importing. Mail to FileMaker Importer 2.0 can be configured to import the selected messages in the current mailbox, or all messages in a specified mailbox. If specified, messages will be filed into a destination mailbox after they have been imported. Mail to FileMaker 2.0 also includes the ability to export an import configuration as an email rule script, which may then be configured to be automatically executed by Mail or Entourage when new email messages matching specified criteria are received.
A sample "FileMaker Pro" database is supplied with the solution for users that do not have a custom database available. Extensive documentation is also provided.
The latest update to this popular solution includes numerous enhancements, including:

  • Updated to Universal Binary
  • Updated to allow importing messages from both Mail and Entourage
  • Updated to try to differentiate between multiple versions of FileMaker on a user's machine
  • Updated to work with FileMaker 6 – 8.x
  • Updated to include the ability to hide FileMaker during processing (for faster importing)
  • Updated to include the ability to open local or networked databases
  • Updated to include the ability to import message headers and message source
  • Updated to include the ability to import bcc recipients (from outgoing mail only)
  • Updated to include more flexible date/time handling and importing
  • Updated to include the ability to handle saving email attachments and importing their paths
  • Updated to retain all settings and options between executions
  • Updated to include a "Log" window for error reporting and import stats
  • Updated to include the ability to automatically begin importing messages upon launch
  • Updated to include the ability to generate an email rule AppleScript, which may be configured to automatically import incoming email messages
  • Re-designed interface and logo
  • Re-designed email archive database
  • Made numerous other enhancements and fixes

Mail to FileMaker Importer is available for $14.99 from the Automated Workflows, LLC website. A trial version is also available for download. For additional information about Mail to FileMaker Importer, to purchase, or to download a trial version, visit Automated Workflows, LLC's website.

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

AppleScript is a registered trademark of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Press Release > Automated Workflows To Exhibit At Macworld Expo

AUTOMATED WORKFLOWS TO EXHIBIT AT MACWORLD EXPO
Stop By the Automated Workflows, LLC at Booth S1538-34

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - January 4th, 2007 - Automated Workflows, LLC will be exhibiting at Macworld Expo 2007. Macworld Expo will be held from January 9th - 12th, 2007 at The Moscone Center, 747 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.
Visitors are encouraged to stop by the Automated Workflows, LLC booth (#S1538-34) on the Macworld Expo show floor for live product demonstrations, or to discuss custom AppleScript or Automator development. Automated Workflows, LLC representatives will be on hand to speak with clients one on one, offer complimentary workflow automation advice, and demonstrate the power of AppleScript and Automator workflow solutions.
For additional information, visit Automated Workflows, LLC's website.

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

AppleScript and Automator are registered trademarks of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Press Release > Macworld Conference & Expo Applescript Studio Maclab Announced

MACWORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO APPLESCRIPT STUDIO MACLAB ANNOUNCED
Taking your AppleScripts to the next level with AppleScript Studio

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - January 4th, 2007 - A "Taking your AppleScripts to the next level with AppleScript Studio" MacLab will be held at Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco on Friday, January 12th, 2007 from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. This session will feature Ben Waldie, President of Automated Workflows, LLC.
Learn how to make your AppleScripts more user friendly, and appear as any other Mac OS X application! Join Ben Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC, well known AppleScript columnist for MacScripter, MacTech Magazine, and X-Ray Magazine, and author of best selling books "AppleScripting the Finder" and "The Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator," for this hands-on developer training session. You'll take your basic knowledge of AppleScripting to the next level by creating interfaces using AppleScript Studio.
Attendees will learn:

  • A basic introduction to AppleScript studio and its benefits
  • How to construct an AppleScript Studio project
  • How to design an interface
  • How to link interface elements to AppleScript code within a project
  • How to build and run a project
  • How to create some simple AppleScript Studio applications
  • How AppleScript Studio Applications are being used in real world environments
  • Next steps and resources for continued learning of AppleScript Studio

For additional information about this MacLab, please visit the Macworld website or Automated Workflows LLC's website.

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

AppleScript and AppleScript Studio are registered trademarks of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Press Release > Macworld Conference & Expo Applescript And Automator Gathering Announced

MACWORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO APPLESCRIPT AND AUTOMATOR GATHERING ANNOUNCED
AppleScript and Automator Users Birds-of-a-Feather Meeting

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - January 4th, 2007 - An "AppleScript and Automator Users" Birds-of-a-Feather Meeting will be held at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco on Wednesday, January 10th, 2007 from 6:00 - 7:30 PM. The session will be moderated by Ben Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC. Birds-of-a-Feather Meetings are informal discussion groups open to all conference and expo attendees.
With all of the recent excitement about Automator, Apple's newest automation technology, users everywhere are looking to become more efficient by automating time consuming and repetitive tasks on their Macs. In this session, we will explore ways to begin implementing such automation, as we discuss tools including Automator, AppleScript, and QuicKeys. Join Ben Waldie, AppleScript columnist for MacTech Magazine, X-Ray Magazine, and MacScripter.net, and author of the "Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator" and "AppleScripting the Finder," for this informal Automator birds-of-a-feather gathering. Attendees are encouraged to bring along their questions, as well as their own tips, tricks, and techniques for Macintosh automation.
For additional information about this session, please visit the Macworld website or Automated Workflows LLC's website.

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

AppleScript and Automator are registered trademarks of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Press Release > Macworld Conference & Expo Automator Session Announced – 1/4/07

MACWORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO AUTOMATOR SESSION ANNOUNCED
Automator for Creatives

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - January 4th, 2007 - An "Automator for Creatives" session will be held at Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco on Thursday, January 11th, 2007 from 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM. This session will feature Ben Waldie, President of Automated Workflows, LLC, and author of the Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator. This session will be part of the User Conference track.
There is now more reason than ever before to automate time consuming and repetitive tasks on your Mac. With Automator, Apple's latest and greatest automation technology, creative users everywhere can now make their workflows more efficient, with no programming or scripting required. In this session, we will explore Automator's potential, discuss its benefits, and learn how to use Automator to automate tasks in your own creative workflow right away. We will look at Automator's built-in capabilities, as well as ways that it can be used to drive many applications that creatives use regularly, including Aperture, InDesign, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, and more. Any user looking to reduce time consuming and repetitive tasks, leaving more time for creativity should not miss this session.

For additional information about this session, please visit the Macworld website or Automated Workflows LLC's website.

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

Automator is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

MacTech AppleScript Essentials Column > Introduction to Scripting Microsoft Word

January, 2007 - Introduction to Scripting Microsoft Word.

Lately, there has been a lot of talk in the Macintosh community about Microsoft, and the forthcoming Office 12. One of Microsoft's big announcements is that they will be doing away with support for creating and running Visual Basic macros in the next version of Office. This leaves many people wondering how they will go about automating their Office applications. AppleScript to the rescue. I'm pleased to say that Entourage, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word are all AppleScriptable.

Office has supported AppleScript for some time now, and with the release of Office 11 in 2004, Microsoft actually completely re-implemented much of their AppleScript support, and also added AppleScript support for PowerPoint. Due to these changes, much of the AppleScript terminology in Word and Excel changed from previous versions. If you are currently using Office AppleScripts with a pre-2004 version of Office, then please be aware that you will probably need to make some modifications to your scripts when you decide to upgrade your Office suite. Of course, this should go without saying when upgrading any scriptable application. Any time any application is updated, AppleScript terminology changes may be introduced. This is why it is always a good idea to test your existing scripts with any new application version before implementing it into your live workflow.

This month, we're going to take a look at scripting Microsoft Word. We'll walk through some basic techniques for interacting with Word documents, and the content within those documents. Please note that all code in this month's column was written for and tested with Office 11 (2004). Therefore, if you're using a different version of Office, please be aware that the terminology you need to use may differ from that which I have used.

[Read more at MacTech.com...]

Press Release > Mactech Magazine Applescript Article Announced – 1/1/07

MACTECH MAGAZINE APPLESCRIPT ARTICLE ANNOUNCED
Current Issue of MacTech Magazine Features Article Written by Ben Waldie, President of Automated Workflows, LLC

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - January 1st, 2007 - This month's MacTech Magazine, the January 2007 issue, features an article that provides an introduction to scripting Microsoft Word. This article was written by AppleScript Essentials columnist, Ben Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC.
AppleScript is a scripting language, built into Mac OS X, which allows users to write scripts in order to automate time consuming and repetitive tasks.
Ben Waldie is president and CEO of Automated Workflows, LLC, a firm specializing in AppleScript and workflow automation consulting. For years, Ben has developed professional AppleScript-based solutions for businesses across the globe, including Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, NASA, and TV Guide Magazine.
For additional information, visit Automated Workflows, LLC's website.

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

AppleScript is a registered trademark of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.