AppleScript

The Comprehensive Guide to Scripting and Automation on Mac OS X

By: Hanaan Rosenthal

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Paperback | 22 September 2006 | Edition Number 2

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This book is the second edition of a critically acclaimed reference. AppleScript is a scripting language allowing users add functionality to the Mac operating system, automating tasks, adding functions, making things easier. It's popular because it's available for free on any Mac operating system, and it is easy to pick up and use, so it is within the bounds of any fairly proficient Mac user, not just developers. The new edition offers a complete guide to using AppleScript, from beginning steps, right up to the professional level - nothing is left out. This edition is updated to support AppleScript 1.10/Mac OS X Tiger.

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Business Applications Word Processing Software Computer Programming & Software Development Programming & Scripting Languages Operating Systems Apple Operating Systems Software Engineering Macintosh Programming

Introducing AppleScript	p. 3
Scripting - from the ground up	p. 13
Introducing values	p. 43
Doing the math : all about numbers	p. 93
Picking up dates	p. 113
Working with lists and records	p. 147
Giving commands	p. 173
Working with variables	p. 201
Introducing operations and coercion	p. 225
Teaching your script to make decisions	p. 257
The assembly line : creating repeat loops	p. 273
Interacting with the user	p. 291
Advanced user interaction	p. 333
Working with files	p. 377
Manipulating the file system	p. 415
Working with the clipboard	p. 445
Using errors to your advantage	p. 451
Defining and calling subroutines	p. 469
Using script objects	p. 495
Using AppleScript amenities in Mac OS X	p. 517
Extending AppleScript with scripting additions	p. 535
Understanding the fundamentals of automating applications	p. 559
Debugging scripts	p. 573
Saving and running scripts	p. 583
Implementing healthy scriptwriting practices	p. 593
Scripting apple apps	p. 611
Scripting data and databases	p. 635
Using smile : the AppleScript integrated production environment	p. 661
Automating Unix applications	p. 689
Scheduling scripts	p. 715
Controlling remote applications	p. 719
Entering the business of automation	p. 727
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AppleScript

The Comprehensive Guide to Scripting and Automation on Mac OS X

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