Copies Zendesk ID from Outlook 2011 email to clipboard

get_zendesk_id.scpt

set target_string to "\\"

tell application "Microsoft Outlook"
	
	set selectedMessages to current messages
	
	if selectedMessages is {} then
		display dialog "Please select a message first and then run this script." with icon 1
		return
	end if
	
	repeat with theMessage in selectedMessages
		
		-- get the information from the message, and store it in variables
		set theName to subject of theMessage
		set theCategory to category of theMessage
		set theContent to content of theMessage
		
	end repeat
	
	-- display dialog theName
	set findIDCommand to "echo -e" & quoted form of theName & " | grep -o -e \\\\[....\\-....\\\\]"
	set the clipboard to (do shell script findIDCommand)
	
end tell