Essential AppleScript Skills - made easy! This is a step-by-step guide to quickly and easily mastering AppleScript, the popular scripting language built right into Mac OS X and supported by most major applications. Learn how to writescripts to automate actions, create powerful custom programs, and automatically generate documents, spreadsheets, and e-mail messages. The book explains how to use AppleScript with the forthcoming Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard software.Learn how to: save time and effort Write quick scripts to repeat actions - noprevious experience needed; create powerful custom programs - without buying any extra tools; keep up-to-date with the latest release of Mac OS X; and, master valuable programming techniques with knowledge that can be extended to other languages. INDICE: 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 andiPhoto; Chapter 13. Automating Apple Mail; Chapter 14. Automating Microsoft Word; Chapter 15. Automating Microsoft Excel; Chapter 16. Automating Microsoft Entourage; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-07-163954-5
- Editorial: McGraw-Hill
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 448
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés