I have an Applescript that logs device actions into a log file then runs an Applescript from crontab to email a copy of that log. I use it to see if everything actioned on time in the house when I am travelling.

The following Applescript is a start to doing the same thing only logging device actions directly into an email. The problem I have is the email sends after every action and I want to collect actions for a 24 hour period then send the email. I though of saving the email as a draft after each device action, then a new device action would reopen it, log and then save as a draft again. Then at mignight have crontab run an Applescript to send any draft messages. Does anyone have any idea how to keep the email collecting device actions?

on LogDevice(DeviceName)

tell application "Mail"
set theAddress to "someone@someisp.com"
set theSubject to "Device Status List"
set theSender to ""
set theName to ""

tell application "IndigoServer"

set theCurrentDate to (current date) as string
set UnitDisc to description of device DeviceName
set UnitType to model of device DeviceName
set unitstate to on state of device DeviceName
set UnitAdd to address of device DeviceName

if unitstate is true then
set unitstate to "ON"
else
set unitstate to "OFF"
end if

set theBody to theCurrentDate & ", " & DeviceName & ", " & UnitDisc & ", " & UnitType & ", " & UnitAdd & ", " & unitstate

end tell

set newMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:theSubject, content:theBody & return & return}
tell newMessage
set sender to theSender
make new to recipient at end of to recipients with properties {name:theName, address:theAddress}

end tell

send newMessage

end tell
end LogDevice

bob wrote:Does anyone have any idea how to keep the email collecting device actions?

Just leave out the 'send newMessage'


Bert

Thanks for your suggestion but leaving out the Send newMessage doesn't solve the problem.

Make a time/date action in indigo to execute an automator application that finds the newest log file in the Indigo 2 folder and emails it to you at a specified time.

bob wrote:Thanks for your suggestion but leaving out the Send newMessage doesn't solve the problem.

It does if you use "save" (or "save newMessage") instead.