Workaround for FileMaker Send Mail with Safari 5

Question: One of my clients running is having problems with a send mail script from FileMaker 10 to Mail 3.6. The attached PDF is appearing on a black background making it impossible for the recipient to read any text that the client may have included with the attachment. What can I do?

Answer: This bug was introduced by Safari 5. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3385 Until Apple provides an operating system level fix, I have put together a temporary solution by including the following AppleScript in a Perform AppleScript script step after the Send Mail command.

— Overcome error introduced with Safari 5 that makes the background black
— Change to Plain Text and then back to normal
tell application “System Events” to tell process “Mail”
delay 1
if name of menu item -1 of menu 1 of menu bar item 8 of menu bar 1 contains “Plain Text” then
keystroke “t” using {shift down, command down}
delay 1
keystroke “t” using {shift down, command down}
end if
end tell

Update: This is fixed in the latest Mac OS X update. 7/30/10