Learn AppleScript The Comprehensive Guide to Scripting and Automation on Mac OS X /

Learn AppleScript The Comprehensive Guide to Scripting and Automation on Mac OS X /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sanderson, Hamish. (Author), Rosenthal, Hanaan. (Author), Piper, Ian. (Author), Wainwright, Barry. (Author), Levy, Emmanuel. (Author), Monihart, Harald. (Author), Williams, Craig. (Author), Stanley, Shane. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2009.
Edition:3rd ed. 2009.
Subjects:
Apple computer.
Software engineering.
Apple and iOS.
Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-2362-7
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.

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