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Overview
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.
Synopsis
Intended for the Mac hobbyist, this book provides instructions for writing AppleScript programs for a simple alarm clock, iTunes players, and DVD slide show. The author explains the rules for forming variable names, writing arithmetic expressions, and working with built-in classes, strings, lists, records, files, handlers, the Finder, and script objects. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewAppleScript is the kind of programming language you’d expect from Apple: elegant and easy. Want to display a dialog box? The command is “display dialog.” Want to repeat a statement five times? The command is “Repeat 5 Times.” This is a language anyone can learn -- including you, with help from Beginning AppleScript.
Using plenty of examples, Stephen Kochan gently introduces variables, classes, expressions, decisions and loops, strings, lists, records, files: all the stuff you’d expect in a programming language, only easier. Next, he turns to the specifics of scripting applications -- including a full chapter on scripting iLife. Whether you’re a user or administrator, this book will give you more control over Mac OS X than you ever thought you’d have. Bill Camarda, from the January 2005 Read Only