Is this possible? Help needed - Please :)

Question

Hi All,
Is there a way I can make a script or something that, with a shortcut button or icon, copy some preset folders from one place to another, make a new mailbox and name them something specific?
I hope that makes sense.
I have no idea if this is possible or not but hopefully someone out there will be able to let me know
Cheers,
Andrew

Answer 1

Hello Andrew,
Just search on this forum. All you need is already there.
But you could also use this to build on. You can paste this in script editor and save it as application. Then when click on this app you do what you want.
You can also just run it from the editor and see what happens.
You can easy change some parts between the if. See on this forum.
i'm testing a list in dialog box for several tasks.
1 : Make a new mail with Mail.app
2 : Open a website in Firefox
3 : Copy files and folders from one folder to another folder and delete the files of the first folder
4 : Copy files and folders from one folder to another folder and see what happens
5 : Get A LIFE... Time to play outside....
set myWishes to {"MAKE NEW E-MAIL", "LET'S SURF", "COPYLOC1", "COPYLOC2", "GET A LIFE"}
set myChoice to (choose from list myWishes)
if myChoice is {"MAKE NEW E-MAIL"} then
tell application "Mail"
activate
set messageText to "Hello testing applescript"
make new outgoing message with properties {content:messageText, visible:true}
end tell
else if myChoice is {"LET'S SURF"} then
tell application "Firefox"
activate
set my_URL to "http://www.apple.com"
OpenURL my_URL
end tell
--For this part you need a folder My1Folder in your home folder
--copy all files and folders from My1Folder to My2Folder
--delete all files and folders in My1Folder
else if myChoice is {"COPYLOC1"} then
tell application "Finder"
if not (the folder "My2Folder" of home exists) then
make new folder at home with properties {name:"My2Folder"}
end if
duplicate every file of the folder "My1Folder" of home to the folder "My2Folder" of home with replacing
duplicate every folder of the folder "My1Folder" of home to the folder "My2Folder" of home with replacing
delete every file of the folder "My1Folder" of home
end tell
else if myChoice is {"COPYLOC2"} then
tell application "Finder"
activate
open the folder "My1Folder" of home
set the current view of the front window to list view
--Move the window where you want it:
set the position of the front window to {200, 100}
if not (the folder "My2Folder" of home exists) then
make new folder at home with properties {name:"My2Folder"}
end if
duplicate every file of the folder "My1Folder" of home to the folder "My2Folder" of home with replacing
duplicate every folder of the folder "My1Folder" of home to the folder "My2Folder" of home with replacing
open the folder "My2Folder" of home
set the current view of the front window to list view
--Move the window where you want it:
set the position of the front window to {200, 200}
end tell
else if myChoice is {"GET A LIFE"} then
tell application "System Events"
shut down
end tell
end if
check this
succes