AppleScript 2006

Training Provided by The Virtual Training Company AppleScript is an easy-to-use scripting language that allows you to control applications on a Macintosh. With AppleScript, you can speed up processes, reduce user error, and ensure consistency. It also enables automated workflow and routine tasks, unattended operation 24 hours a day, and even cross-platform scripting. Author Ben Waldie carefully explains all of these capabilities and more of this updated version of AppleScript. To begin learning simple click on the links.

AppleScript 2006

Introduction

1. Welcome and Course Goals
2. Introduction to AppleScript
3. AppleScript Components Pt.1
4. AppleScript Components Pt.2
5. Introduction to Automator Pt.1
6. Introduction to Automator Pt.2
7. Example Code

Script Editor

1. Script Editor Versions
2. Script Window Overview Pt.1
3. Script Window Overview Pt.2
4. Editing and Navigation Features
5. AppleScript Formatting
6. History Windows
7. Saving Scripts Pt.1
8. Saving Scripts Pt.2
9. Saving Scripts Pt.3
10. Third-Party Script Editors

Scriptable Applications (Part 1)

1. Introduction to Scriptable Applications
2. Recordable Applications
3. Attachable Applications
4. Non-Scriptable Applications

AppleScript's Language

1. Objects, Properties, and Commands
2. Statements
3. Value Classes
4. Coercion
5. Operators
6. Operators
7. Range
8. Grouping and Commenting
9. Terminology Abbreviations

Scriptable Applications (Part 2)

1. Accessing Application Dictionaries
2. Navigating Application Dictionaries Pt.1
3. Navigating Application Dictionaries Pt.2
4. Navigating Application Dictionaries Pt.3
5. Targeting Application Objects
6. Locating Applications

Variables and Properties

1. Introduction to Variables
2. Data Sharing
3. Local Variables
4. Global Variables
5. Properties
6. Pre-Defined Variables
7. Property and Variable Persistence

Adding Logic to a Script

1. Introduction to If/Then Statements
2. Simple If/Then Statements
3. Nested If/Then Statements
4. Complex If/Then Statements

Repeat Loops

1. Introduction to Repeat Loops
2. Repeat Until/Repeat While
3. Repeating Through a List
4. Incremental Repeating
5. Nested Repeat Loops

Extending AppleScript

1. Scripting Additions
2. Background Scriptable Applications
3. Calling UNIX Code

Basic User Interaction

1. Displaying Dialogs
2. Displaying Alerts
3. Choosing from a List
4. Choosing Files and Folders
5. Other Types of User Interaction

Error Handling and Troubleshooting

1. Try Statements
2. Timeouts/Ignoring Application Responses
3. Troubleshooting Techniques

File Interaction

1. Referencing Files
2. Dynamic Folder Paths
3. POSIX Paths
4. Reading Files (Part 1)
5. Reading Files (Part 2)
6. Writing to Files

Subroutine Handlers

1. Introduction to Subroutine Handlers
2. Subroutine Handler Parameters
3. Handler Return Values
4. Recursive Handlers

Command Handlers

1. Introduction to Command Handlers
2. Drop Scripts
3. Idle Scripts
4. Folder Action Scripts

Script Objects and Loaded Scripts

1. Script Objects
2. Loading and Storing Scripts
3. Calling Handlers in Other Scripts

Advanced AppleScripting

1. Remote Apple Events
2. GUI Scripting
3. Enabling GUI Scripting
4. Database Events
5. Image Events
6. Multi-Application Scripting
7. AppleScript Studio

Next Steps and Resources

1. Planning a Script
2. Web Sites, Forums, and Mailing Lists
3. Books and Other Training Resources

Credits

1. About this Author

About The Training Provider: The Virtual Training Company

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