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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 the Expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
- Try This--Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills
- Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered
- Tips--Helpful reminders or alternative ways of doing things
- Cautions--Errors and pitfalls to avoid
- Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated
Ready-to-use code at www.mhprofessional.com/computingdownload
Guy Hart-Davis is the author of Mac OS X Leopard QuickSteps, How to Do Everything iPod, iPhone, & iTunes, Fifth Edition, HTML, XHTML & CSS QuickSteps, and several other computer books.
List of contents
Part I: Getting Started with AppleScript;
Chapter 1. Grasping the Essentials of AppleScript;
Chapter 2. Up to Speed with AppleScript Editor;
Chapter 3. Creating Your First Script;
Part II: Learning Essential AppleScript Programming Techniques;
Chapter 4. Working with Variables, Classes, Operators, and Coercions;
Chapter 5. Working with Text, Numbers, and Dates;
Chapter 6. Working with Finder, Files, and Folders;
Chapter 7. Making Decisions in Your Scripts;
Chapter 8. Using Dialog Boxes to Get User Input;
Chapter 9. Repeating Actions in Your Scripts;
Chapter 10. Running Scripts Automatically;
Part III: Automating Major Applications with AppleScript;
Chapter 12. Automating iTunes and iPhoto;
Chapter 13. Automating Apple Mail;
Chapter 14. Automating Microsoft Word;
Chapter 15. Automating Microsoft Excel;
Chapter 16. Automating Microsoft Entourage;
Index
About the author
Guy Hart-Davis (Barnard Castle, UK) is the author of more than 60 computer books, including all editions of How to Do Everything: iPod, iPhone, & iTunes, iPad and iPhone Administrator’s Guide, Integrating Macs in Windows Networks, and Mac OS X System Administration.
