Learn AppleScript The Comprehensive Guide to Scripting and Automation on Mac OS X /
AppleScript is an English-like, easy-to-understand scripting language built into every Mac. AppleScript can automate hundreds of AppleScript-able applications, performing tasks both large and small, complex and simple. Learn AppleScript: The Comprehensive Guide to Scripting and Automation on Mac OS...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, CA :
Apress,
2009.
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| Edition: | Third Edition. |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Welcome to AppleScript
- Introducing AppleScript
- AppleScript in Principle
- AppleScript in Practice
- Understanding AppleScript
- Writing Scripts in AppleScript Editor
- Understanding How Application Scripting Works
- Learning to Work with AppleScript Objects
- Working with Text
- Working with Numbers
- Working with Dates
- Working with Lists and Records
- Storing Objects in Variables
- More on Commands
- More on Operators and Coercions
- Making Decisions Using Conditionals and Loops
- Making Decisions When Dealing with Errors
- Interacting with the User
- Working with Files
- Organizing Your Code with Handlers
- Organizing Your Code with Script Objects
- Putting AppleScript to Work
- Scripting the File System
- Scripting Apple Applications
- Extending AppleScript with Scripting Additions
- AppleScript Amenities
- Scripting iWork and Office
- Scripting Data and Databases
- Scripting Adobe InDesign
- Interacting with the Unix Command Line
- Using Smile: The AppleScript Integrated Production Environment
- Tips and Techniques for Improving Your Scripts
- Creating Cocoa Applications with AppleScriptObjC.
