Author: Adam Goldstein
Publisher: Pogue Press
Keywords: manual, missing, applescript
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2005-01-31
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0596008503
ISBN-13: 9780596008505

From newspapers to NASA, Mac users around the world use AppleScript to automate their daily computing routines. Famed for its similarity to English and its ease of integration with other programs, AppleScript is the perfect programming language for time-squeezed Mac fans. As beginners quickly realize, however, AppleScript has one major shortcoming: it comes without a manual. No more. You don’t need a degree in computer science, a fancy system administrator title, or even a pocket protector and pair of nerdy glasses to learn the Mac’s most popular scripting language; you just need t

Author: Thomas Myer
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: bible, applescript, automator
Number of Pages: 576
Published: 2009-11-16
List price: $44.99
ISBN-10: 047052586X
ISBN-13: 9780470525869

One-stop reference helps you get the most out of AppleScript and Automator One of the handiest ways to streamline your workload is to automate some of your most routine computer tasks. Mac users are lucky in that they have AppleScript and Automator automation tools built right in. This comprehensive guide shows you how to tap both these useful Mac features for Mac OS X and regularly perform such tasks as extracting unread e-mails from your Mail, scheduling workflows, and manually recording actions to create new automated routines. Brings you up to speed on Apple’s built-in automation to

Author: Matt Neuburg
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
Keywords: guide, definitive, applescript
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 2006-01-11
List price: $39.99
ISBN-10: 0596102119
ISBN-13: 9780596102111

Mac users everywhere--even those who know nothing about programming--are discovering the value of the latest version of AppleScript, Apple’s vastly improved scripting language for Mac OS X Tiger. And with this new edition of the top-selling AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, anyone, regardless of your level of experience, can learn to use AppleScript to make your Mac time more efficient and more enjoyable by automating repetitive tasks, customizing applications, and even controlling complex workflows. Fully revised and updated--and with more and better examples than ever--AppleScript: Th

Authors:Jr., Jerry Lee Ford,
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
Keywords: beginner, absolute, programming, studio, applescript
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2006-10-27
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 1598633031
ISBN-13: 9781598633030

This book focuses on teaching the reader how to program using AppleScript, the language that controls and automates applications on Mac OS X. Unlike other books on AppleScript, AppleScript Studio Programming for the Absolute Beginner focuses on AppleScript’s role in supporting the development of AppleScript Studio applications. AppleScript Studio comes free with Mac OS X and provides the framework and integrated development environment for creating applications that include fully functional graphical user interfaces. Throughout the book, users will learn the key functionality of both the

Authors:Sal Soghoian, Bill Cheeseman,
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Keywords: applescript, series, training
Number of Pages: 896
Published: 2009-01-09
List price: $49.99
ISBN-10: 0321149319
ISBN-13: 9780321149312

You could be saving yourself time and money right now using tools you probably didn’t even know you had. AppleScript, a powerful and free scripting tool included on every Macintosh, enables individuals, professionals, and businesses to save time and money by automating time-consuming, repetitive tasks. Hallmark, for example, used AppleScript to reduce the number of color proofs needed to create a greeting card from a range of 5 to 25 expensive proofs per card down to just two. The best part? You don’t need a degree in engineering to create powerful, results-driven scripts. In Apple

Author: Guy Hart-Davis
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Keywords: guide, beginners, beginner, applescript
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2009-12-10
List price: $39.99
ISBN-10: 0071639543
ISBN-13: 9780071639545

Essential Skills--Made Easy! Learn to program in AppleScript, the versatile scripting language built right into Mac OS X and supported by most major applications. AppleScript: A Beginner’s Guide shows you how to write powerful scripts with the AppleScript Editor to automate tasks, save time and effort, and automatically generate documents, spreadsheets, and e-mail messages. Debugging and error handling are also covered in this fast-paced tutorial. Designed for Easy Learning Key Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter Ask

Author: Matt Neuburg
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
Keywords: definitive, guides, guide, applescript
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2003-11-24
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0596005571
ISBN-13: 9780596005573

AppleScript has always been useful, but with Mac OS X it’s even more so. Nearly every application that comes with Mac OS X is scriptable. Even non-scriptable applications can often be driven with AppleScript, thanks to the new Accessibility API and GUI Scripting technologies. And now AppleScripters can put a true Aqua interface around their scripts! There’s never been a more exciting time for AppleScript users. AppleScript: The Definitive Guide explores and teaches the language from the ground up. If you’re a beginner and want to learn how to write your first script or just