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Beginning AppleScript

by: Kochan, Stephen G.

Beginning AppleScript

by: Kochan, Stephen G.

ISBN 13:
9780764574009
ISBN 10:
0764574000
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 12/17/2004
Publisher: Wrox

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Summary

What is this book about?Geared toward programmers with no prior development knowledge, Beginning AppleScript serves as a comprehensive guide to using AppleScript on the Mac OS X platform. This title introduces the reader to AppleScript, and then illustrates how to efficiently start writing scripts through sample programs as each concept is introduced. Exercises at the end of each chapter allow the reader to test and demonstrate their knowledge on how to write functional scripts. The appendices include a list of other resources for additional developer information, and a summary of the language suitable for reference.

About the Author

Acknowledgments

xxv

Introduction

(1)

Who This Book Is For

(1)

How This Book Is Structured

(2)

What You Need to Use This Book

(1)

Conventions

(1)

Source Code

(1)

Errata

(1)

p2p.wrox.com

(1)

Writing Your First AppleScript Program

(18)

Starting with Script Editor

(2)

Try It Out: Typing Your First Program

(1)

Compiling and Running Your Program

(3)

Try It Out: Running Your First Program

(2)

Try It Out: Saving Your First Program

(1)

Extending Your First Program

(3)

Reporting Errors in Your Programs

(2)

Try It Out: Adding a Description to Your Program

(1)

An AppleScript Command to Display a Dialog

(2)

Understanding the Buttons Parameter in the display dialog Command

(4)

Try It Out: Using the display dialog's Buttons Parameter

(2)

Changing the Labels on a Button

(1)

Try It Out: Setting the Default Button In a Dialog

(1)

Adding an Icon to Your Dialog Box

(1)

Try It Out: Adding a Note Icon to Your Dialog

(1)

Multiple AppleScript Commands

(1)

Try It Out: Add a ``Beep''

(1)

Adding Comments to Your Programs

(1)

Summary

(1)

Exercises

(1)

Variables, Classes, and Expressions

(44)

Working with Variables

(9)

Variable Names and the set Command

(2)

Accessing the Value of a Variable and the get Command

(1)

Try It Out: Working with Variables

(1)

Try It Out: More on Working with Variables

(2)

Try It Out: Understanding Case In Variable Names

(3)

Writing Special Variable Names

(1)

The Special result Variable

(1)

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Beginning AppleScript

Beginning AppleScript

9780764574009

0764574000

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

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