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AppleScript
Installing AppleScript
Requirements
AppleScript requires System 7, 4 Mb of RAM and a 68020 or higher processor.
Obtaining AppleScript
AppleScript ships with System 7.5. Several books and third-party products come bundled with AppleScript, e.g. the
Tao of AppleScript. The AppleScript Software Development Kit is available on CD or via anomynous FTP. You can also just download AppleScript.
Documentation
The AppleScript FAQ [broken link] is a good starting point for learning AppleScript.
Language at a Glance is a HyperCard stack for AppleScript commands and objects. Danny Goodman wrote a AppleScript Quick Reference Apple Guide. AppleScript also comes with a number of
useful sample scripts.
Several books about AppleScript are available, and
the Acrobat versions of the AppleScript Language Guide and Finder Scripting Guide
can be downloaded from ftpdev.info.apple.com. The ScriptWeb Scripting Additions database [broken link] is a good place to find information about third-party scripting additions.
Contents
AppleScript consists of the following components:
- System Folder
- Extensions Folder
- AppleScript
- AppleScriptLib (PowerMac only)
- ObjectSupportLib (PowerMac only)
- Finder Scripting Extension
- Scripting Additions Folder [the following links are broken]
- choose file
- choose folder (1)
- current date
- beep
- choose application
- display dialog
- info for
- list disks
- list folder
- path to
- load script
- monitor depth
- max monitor depth
- set monitor depth
- min monitor depth
- new file
- round
- random number
- open for access
- close access
- get eof
- set eof
- read
- write
- run script
- set volume
- store script
- ASCII character
- ASCII number
- offset
- time to GMT
- Dialects Folder
- English Dialect (French and Japanese Dialects are available)
- AppleScript Utilities
- Script Editor
- Scriptable Text Editor
Users of System 7.0.x also have to install QuickTime (because of the Component Manager). Download the Scriptable Finder if you are using System 7.0.x or System 7.1.
AppleScript CGI Scripting
AppleScript FAQ
Last updated 4/10//96. Send comments to comments@scriptweb.com [broken e-mail].
