AppleScript for Applications (Visual QuickStart Guide) [Paperback]

Book Description

Series: Visual QuickStart Guide | Publication Date: November 15, 2001

AppleScript is Apple's intuitive and easy-to-use scripting language that lets users automate and control the actions of the Mac OS and Mac applications. Using AppleScript, anybody can streamline frequent tasks, such as logging on to the Internet, emptying the Trash, or formatting a graphics file. Businesses and corporations use AppleScript in their daily workflow to streamline repetitive tasks, retrieve files, and schedule backups. It's powerful, easy to use, and absolutely free.

Written by one of the country's leading AppleScript programmers, AppleScript for Applications: Visual QuickStart Guide offers extensive discussion of the latest versions of AppleScript for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X plus plenty of insider tips and tricks. This book includes complete scripts for popular Mac apps such as FileMaker Pro, Word, Photoshop, and QuarkXPress plus a companion Web site for downloads and helpful links.

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About the Author

@AUTHBIO= Ethan Wilde lectures and speaks frequently about advanced AppleScript, technology, and the Internet. Wilde utilizes a wide range of technologies for his clients, including Perl, SQL, Visual Basic, and Unix, but swears by the power and versatility of AppleScript. He is the author of AppleScript for the Internet: Visual QuickStart Guide. He lives in San Francisco.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Education; 1st edition (November 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201716135
• ISBN-13: 978-0201716139
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,833,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really fabulous book for new AppleScripters, August 31, 2002

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Amanda Regis (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AppleScript for Applications (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

I just started learning AppleScript - I already know some other programming languages.

This book starts with a great 3-4 chapters that cover all of the basics of the AppleScript language in clear and concise explanations, ALWAYS with examples and screenshots. It was very easy for me to follow and I was ready to write my own scripts by the end of these starting chapters.

THEN THIS BOOK REALLY SHINES. Chapter after chapter of detailed scripting tips, examples and explanations for ALL THE APPS I REALLY USE. (Oh yeah, all the sample scripts can be downloaded from Peachpit's site - too cool!)

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only book to buy for AppleScript and Mac OS X!, August 31, 2002

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Greg Yamazo (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AppleScript for Applications (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

In my opinion, this book is the best thing ever for someone who really wants to use AppleScript. It is the ONLY book available that actually provides detailed scripts with step-by-step explanations for scripting tons of things on your Mac: many control panels, the Finder, FileMaker, Quark, and over 20 other apps...

Real users of AppleScript will find many things that alone make the book worthwhile. New scripters who actually follow the introductory scripting chapters will get a great bootstrap into the following chapters filled with real-world scripts and explanations of unique scripting tips for different applications.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated for OSX 10.2, June 2, 2003

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T. Tuttle - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AppleScript for Applications (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

I bought this book in hopes that I could automate my creative development process; what I got was a book that was so outdated none of the script's syntax would run. This looks like a cool book and certainly has some cool scripts if they worked in the newer version(s) of OSX. Don't buy this book if you work on anything newer than OSX 10.1