Applescript to connect a single account

[cometbus]

How can I use AppleScript to connect a particular account, the menu in Adium for doing so connects the wrong one, I aim to fix this :-)

[zaudragon]

How can I use AppleScript to connect a particular account, the menu in Adium for doing so connects the wrong one, I aim to fix this :-)

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tell application "Adium"
    connect account ""
end tell

Not tested; no guarantees.

[cometbus]

I tried that, and in the past, it did nothing at all, now it gives me an error about NSReceiverEvaluationScriptError:4

[evands]

the menu in Adium for doing so connects the wrong one, I aim to fix this :-)

Huh?

[cometbus]

the menu in Adium for doing so connects the wrong one, I aim to fix this :-)

Huh?

In the Adium menu in the Finder bar or the dock, there is "Available" and it will sometimes connect to one of my two accounts, and sometimes to both. Generally, it connects to the second account, which I almost never use, so it is wrong.

I explained it as best as I can here:
http://trac.adiumx.com/ticket/501

[evands]

the menu in Adium for doing so connects the wrong one, I aim to fix this :-)

Huh?

In the Adium menu in the Finder bar or the dock, there is "Available" and it will sometimes connect to one of my two accounts, and sometimes to both. Generally, it connects to the second account, which I almost never use, so it is wrong.

I explained it as best as I can here:
http://trac.adiumx.com/ticket/501

It reconnects whichever accounts were online when you last quit, or, if you haven't just launched Adium, it reconnects the last connected account(s). Why not do one of the following:
a) Choose the account in the File menu, which will connect it and restore it to the previous status state it was in
b) Choose the account in the Status menu, which will connect it and restore it to the previous status state it was in
c) Choose a status in the submenu for the account in the Status menu, which will connect it and set it to the selected status.

[cometbus]

Basically, your suggestions all work, but they are just too much mousing around for me. I want a simple applescript I can bind to a key to do what I want, and that connection script does not seem to work, any ideas?

[evands]

Basically, your suggestions all work, but they are just too much mousing around for me. I want a simple applescript I can bind to a key to do what I want, and that connection script does not seem to work, any ideas?

I see. What about
tell application "Adium"
connect the first account with UID "myAccountName"
end tell

[cometbus]

Basically, your suggestions all work, but they are just too much mousing around for me. I want a simple applescript I can bind to a key to do what I want, and that connection script does not seem to work, any ideas?

I see. What about
tell application "Adium"
connect the first account with UID "myAccountName"
end tell

Expected “given”, “with”, “without”, other parameter name, etc. but found “.

[evands]

My off-the-cuff applescript is bad.

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tell application "Adium"
	connect the first account whose UID is "myAccountName"
end tell

Tested it that time, it does work