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AppleScript to send Email using Mail.app to multiple recipients from Contacts.app
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tell application "Contacts" | |
repeat with i in people of group "Recipients" # Replace with name of group | |
tell application "Contacts" to get the value of emails of i | |
set addr to the value of emails of i | |
# Salutation is stored in the "nickname" field | |
set salut to the nickname of i | |
# Language is stored in the "note" field - E = English | |
set english to the note of i | |
tell application "Mail" | |
set theFrom to "[email protected]" | |
set theTos to addr | |
# The standard encoding for files read here is Western (Mac OS Roman)! | |
if english is not "E" then | |
set theSubject to "Foreign Language Subject" | |
set theContent to salut & (read POSIX file "/path/to/ForeignLanguageBody.txt") | |
else | |
set theSubject to "English Subject" | |
set theContent to salut & (read POSIX file "/path/to/EnglishBody.txt") | |
end if | |
set theSignature to "" | |
set theAttachments to {"/path/to/attchment.pdf"} | |
set theDelay to 1 | |
set theMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {sender:theFrom, subject:theSubject, content:theContent, visible:false} | |
tell theMessage | |
repeat with theTo in theTos | |
make new recipient at end of to recipients with properties {address:theTo} | |
end repeat | |
repeat with theAttachment in theAttachments | |
make new attachment with properties {file name:theAttachment} at after last paragraph | |
delay theDelay | |
end repeat | |
end tell | |
# macOS 10.12+ known bug | |
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39860859/setting-message-signature-of-outgoing-message-using-applescript | |
# set message signature of theMessage to signature theSignature | |
# If you don't send the message here, they will appear in the Drafts folder | |
# so you can review each message before sending | |
# send theMessage | |
end tell | |
end repeat | |
end tell |
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