Hello,
I used to have a book on how to write AppleScript scripts. But it seems that I lost after a personal tragedy that happened almost 4 years ago. Anyway, I’m trying to learn how to use it under OS X again. At the moment, I want to incorporate ‘Find’ to search key words under TextEdit into AppleScript’s ScriptEdit. Could somebody suggest me a site or more where there’s a list of AppleScript’s usable commands and explanations, please? Although I intend to buy a new book when the sun rises, I want to know if there are such sites on the Internet.
Thanks a lot
Tom Bluewater
Model: iMac G5
Browser: Safari 2.1
Operating System: Mac OS X (10.4)
Tom:
Start here:
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptLangGuide/index.html
It is written by Apple, so it is a bit verbose and techno-geek oriented, but it is probably the best start for free stuff for now.
Be sure to also peruse our links page:
http://macscripter.net/links/
And our Books/Resources page:
http://macscripter.net/books/
Both of these are great starting places for searching the web, as well as our own site. You will find all the current AppleScript dictionaries here:
http://macscripter.net/app_dictionaries/
although they are pretty much what you already have on your system, just in a PDF form suitable for printing.
Basically, you should be able to spend a couple of sleepless nights here at MacScripter and discover all sort of useful scripting information, scripting links, and a host of people ready to help out at any time.
Good Luck
CAS