Use AppleScript to block a sender

Question

I would like to block a spammer's address using AppleScript.

With the Inbox message selected, I execute this script:

tell application "System Events"

    click menu item "Block Sender" in menu item "Junk Mail" in menu bar item "Message" in menu bar 1 of application process "Microsoft Outlook"

end tell

Which results in this error:

System Events got an error: Can’t get menu item "Junk Mail" of menu bar item "Message" of menu bar 1 of application process "Microsoft Outlook".

The Junk Mail menu has a submenu:

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The AppleScript Editor has been granted access to control my computer:

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What am I missing?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 05 '19 at 18:57

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I can't really test it with Outlook, but you missed to tell the menus "Message" and "Junk Mail" of the menu items:

tell application "System Events"

    click menu item ¬
         "Block Sender" in menu ¬
         "Junk Mail" in menu item ¬
         "Junk Mail" in menu ¬
         "Message" in menu bar item ¬
         "Message" in menu bar 1 ¬
         of application process "Microsoft Outlook"

end tell

edited Nov 05 '19 at 18:57

Ken Williams

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answered Jun 02 '14 at 14:25

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This does run without producing an error, but it doesn't actually seem to add the sender to the Blocked Senders list. – Ken Williams Nov 05 '19 at 18:58
You may need to add `tell application "Microsoft Outlook" to activate` before you first `tell` – craig Sep 06 '22 at 17:29

Use AppleScript to block a sender

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