Jan 25 2006
AppleScript– The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition
AppleScript comes free as part of every Mac OS X system, and with it, users can harness the power of their Mac and control both the system and the applications (such as iTunes, Photoshop, Quark, InDesign, Word, FileMaker Pro, Apple Mail, and more) that run on it. But they need to know how. AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition
O’Reilly, USD$39.99) teaches AppleScript as it’s never been taught before (at least not since the book’s first edition)–with scrupulous attention to detail and clarity.
Completely revised and fully updated to cover Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and AppleScript 1.10, this second edition includes:
- A thorough introduction to AppleScript basics
- Examples of when, why, and how to use AppleScript
- Warnings of pitfalls, common mistakes, and AppleScript shortcomings
- Detailed explanations of AppleScript’s variables, script objects, handlers, references, datatypes, operators, global properties, coercions, and more
- Guidance on interpreting an application’s dictionary
- Instructions for combining AppleScript with Unix scripting
- Advice on building applications and Automator actions using AppleScript Studio
- A new tutorial on making Cocoa applications scriptable
- Tips for getting every last ounce of speed out of AppleScript
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