Automate PDF Manipulation and Email tasks w/AppleScript

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Mail Script Project - Improve Your Productivity!

This project provides a streamlined solution for manipulating and sending PDFs via email, offering both standalone applications and individual scripts for more flexible use.

To Check It Out On GitHub:

Mail Script Repo (opens in a new tab)

Files

  1. Mail-Script.app: The main application that incorporates the Mail.scpt script. It automates the installation process for Homebrew and qpdf if not already present on the user's system. When a PDF is dropped onto it, the script splits the PDF based on the desired range and sends the resulting files to a specified recipient with the subject text being the parent PDF's name.

  2. One_PDF.app: A standalone application utilizing One.scpt. It allows users to drop a single PDF onto the application, which is then sent automatically to a specified recipient using the Apple Mail client.

  3. Two_PDF.app: Another standalone application using Two.scpt. Users can drop two PDFs onto this application, and it will create an email with the subject text being the name of the first PDF and send it to one recipient while cc'ing two others.

  4. Mail.scpt: The script corresponding to the main functionality in Mail.scpt. Users can directly use this script if they prefer not to use the application.

  5. One.scpt: The script for the One_PDF.app application, offering a more specific functionality for handling a single PDF.

  6. Two.scpt: The script for the Two_PDF.app application, focusing on the handling of two PDFs with specific email composition.

Usage

Using Applications

  1. Mail-Script.app
  1. One_PDF.app
  1. Two_PDF.app

Customize to Your Use-Case:

Customize E-Mail Format

on open droppedPDFs
  -- Set your own recipient and cc addresses... and add as many as you want!
  set recipientAddress to "<put recipient address here>"
  set senderAddress to "<put sender address here>"
  set ccAddress to "<put cc address here>"
 
  -- Set your own subject text
  set subjectText to "This is my example subject text"
  tell application "Mail"
    set newMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {subjectText:subjectText, visible:true, sender:senderAddress}
    -- Change these to adjust who you want to send it to as well as how many people
    make new cc recipient at end of cc recipients with properties {address:ccAddress}
    make new to recipient at end of to recipients with properties {address:recipientAddress}
 
    -- Add dropped pdfs as attachments or customize the path to get from a desired folder
    repeat with aPDF in droppedPDFs
      set pdfPath to (POSIX path of aPDF)
      make new attachment with properties {file name:pdfPath}
    end repeat
  end tell
end open

Convert Different Types of Files to PDF

on open droppedPDFs
  repeat with aPDF in droppedPDFs
    -- Save converted pdfs to a folder of your choice! (Change folder path below)
    set folderPath to "/Users/example/Desktop/exampleFolder"
 
    set inPath to (POSIX path of aFile)
    set fileName to (name of info for (aPDF))
 
    -- Get rid of .pdf, .doc, .png, etc extension --> can customize for other file types like .docx
    set baseName to text 1 thru -5 of fileName
 
    set newPath to POSIX path of (folderPath) & "/" & baseName & ".pdf"
 
    do shell script "cp " & quoted form of inPath & " " & quoted form of newPath
  end repeat
end open

Using Scripts

Requirements

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