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AppleScript 2006

AppleScript is an easy-to-use scripting language that allows you to control applications on a Macintosh. With AppleScript, you can speed up processes, reduce user error, and ensure consistency. It also enables automated workflow and routine tasks, unattended operation 24 hours a day, and even cross-platform scripting. Author Ben Waldie carefully explains all of these capabilities and more of this updated version of AppleScript. To begin learning simple click on the links.

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Introduction

Welcome and Course Goals

Introduction to AppleScript

AppleScript Components Pt.1

AppleScript Components Pt.2

Introduction to Automator Pt.1

Introduction to Automator Pt.2

Example Code

Script Editor

Script Editor Versions

Script Window Overview Pt.1

Script Window Overview Pt.2

Editing and Navigation Features

AppleScript Formatting

History Windows

Saving Scripts Pt.1

Saving Scripts Pt.2

Saving Scripts Pt.3

Third-Party Script Editors

Scriptable Applications (Part 1)

Introduction to Scriptable Applications

Recordable Applications

Attachable Applications

Non-Scriptable Applications

AppleScript's Language

Objects, Properties, and Commands

Statements

Value Classes

Coercion

Operators

Operators

Range

Grouping and Commenting

Terminology Abbreviations

Scriptable Applications (Part 2)

Accessing Application Dictionaries

Navigating Application Dictionaries Pt.1

Navigating Application Dictionaries Pt.2

Navigating Application Dictionaries Pt.3

Targeting Application Objects

Locating Applications

Variables and Properties

Introduction to Variables

Data Sharing

Local Variables

Global Variables

Properties

Pre-Defined Variables

Property and Variable Persistence

Adding Logic to a Script

Introduction to If/Then Statements

Simple If/Then Statements

Nested If/Then Statements

Complex If/Then Statements

Repeat Loops

Introduction to Repeat Loops

Repeat Until/Repeat While

Repeating Through a List

Incremental Repeating

Nested Repeat Loops

Extending AppleScript

Scripting Additions

Background Scriptable Applications

Calling UNIX Code

Basic User Interaction

Displaying Dialogs

Displaying Alerts

Choosing from a List

Choosing Files and Folders

Other Types of User Interaction

Error Handling and Troubleshooting

Try Statements

Timeouts/Ignoring Application Responses

Troubleshooting Techniques

File Interaction

Referencing Files

Dynamic Folder Paths

POSIX Paths

Reading Files (Part 1)

Reading Files (Part 2)

Writing to Files

Subroutine Handlers

Introduction to Subroutine Handlers

Subroutine Handler Parameters

Handler Return Values

Recursive Handlers

Command Handlers

Introduction to Command Handlers

Drop Scripts

Idle Scripts

Folder Action Scripts

Script Objects and Loaded Scripts

Script Objects

Loading and Storing Scripts

Calling Handlers in Other Scripts

Advanced AppleScripting

Remote Apple Events

GUI Scripting

Enabling GUI Scripting

Database Events

Image Events

Multi-Application Scripting

AppleScript Studio

Next Steps and Resources

Planning a Script

Web Sites, Forums, and Mailing Lists

Books and Other Training Resources

Credits

About this Author

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