Danny Goodman's Applescript Handbook (Paperback)

~ Danny Goodman (Author)

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Product Description

Make your Mac do what you want your Mac to do. This bestselling guide to Applescript by author Danny Goodman gives you everything you need to know to create scriptable applications. This edition includes in-depth coverage of the scriptable Finder, FileMaker Pro, QuarkXPress, Microsoft Excel, Hypercard, Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, MacWrite Pro and TouchBase. AppleScript is an important facet of the new Apple OS 8.5.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse.com; 2 edition (November 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966551419
• ISBN-13: 978-0966551419
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,511,393 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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69 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference but Difficult for beginners, February 13, 1999

By A Customer

I found the first 4 chapters to be clear and very instructive. At the beginning of chapter 5, Mr. Goodman assures the reader "Don't worry if you don't fully comprehend everything [in this chapter]". I waded through, getting some parts but not all, just as he had cautioned. In the chapters that followed, however, I didn't get a sense of a return to clear, instructive reading: it just seemed to get harder.

For beginners I would recommend The Tao of AppleScript-- this is a much gentler introduction and while not as thorough as Mr. Goodman's book, I found it more comprehensible. After reading it, I was able to get a lot more out of Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook.

38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the effort, August 21, 1999

By A Customer

This is not a book for the faint of heart but this is due more to the nature of scripting/programming than any weakness of this book. Unfortunately these topics require that you understand a fair amount before you can understand anything -( a real chicken before the egg scenario) But if you stick it out, you'll be writing truly useful applescripts before youre halfway through the book. Goodman does an especially good job of warning the user of common pratfalls before they stumble. The attached disk contains some excellent scripts that even a beginner can hack to suit their own purposes.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is the Old Testament of AppleScript - Move On!, February 1, 2003

By	"fargo282" (Forestville, CA) - See all my reviews

So this would have been a great title, say in 1993. Do yourself a favor, unless you're into antiques, and get a real AppleScript book like the VQS titles from Peachpit. This book is nice to read, but it refers to an AppleScript of the past and has little relevance in the world of Mac OS X. Why people keep recommending this dinosaur is beyond me.