Learn AppleScript [electronic resource] :The Comprehensive Guide to Scripting and Automation on Mac OS X / by Hamish Sanderson, Hanaan Rosenthal.
by Sanderson, Hamish [author.]; Rosenthal, Hanaan [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookPublisher: Berkeley, CA : Apress, 2009.Edition: Third Edition.Description: 1104 p. online resource.ISBN: 9781430223627.Subject(s): Computer science | Data structures (Computer science) | Computer Science | Data Structures, Cryptology and Information TheoryDDC classification: 005.74 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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 X, Third Edition has been completely updated for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It’s all here, with an emphasis on practical information that will help you solve any automation problem—from the most mundane repetitive tasks to highly integrated workflows of complex systems. Friendly enough for beginners, detailed enough for advanced AppleScripters Includes major contributions from expert AppleScripters: Emmanuel Levy, Harald Monihart, Ian Piper, Shane Stanley, Barry Wainwright, Craig Williams, and foreword by AppleScript inventor, William Cook
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