AppleScript: Topics

AppleScript Topics

AppleScript is used in a wide variety of ways within Mac OS X and its hosted applications. This section provides links to script examples you can incorporate into your own scripts.

Beginner's Tutorial

If you're new to AppleScript, start here. This step-by-step tutorial, exerpted from the Apple Training Series book AppleScript 1-2-3, is an easy and fun way to learn the basics of AppleScript while writing simple scripts.

Beginner's Video Seminar • 44:54

This video covers much of the material contained in the online tutorial mentioned above.

Essential Sub-Routines

Essential Sub-Routines
A collection of generic sub-routines for accomplishing common AppleScript functions.

Image Events

This chapter exerpted from the Apple Training Series book AppleScript 1-2-3, details how to edit and manipulate image files using the Image Events application, which is pre-installed on every Mac OS X system.

GUI Scripting

Using AppleScript to query and control the interface of an application: menus, dialogs, buttons, etc.

EXAMPLES

Sample AppleScript-based solutions covering a variety of scenarios, from simple Finder tools to page link triggers.

Develop Applications

Use AppleScript to develop native Cocoa applications in Xcode. (also, see below)

NEW! Secrets of AppleScript/Obj-C Revealed

New book and related training materials by noted AppleScript expert Shane Stanley details how to use AppleScript-Objective-C to make amazing full-featured AppleScript applications.

New in Mac OS X 10.5

Scripts & Templates

Example scripts for common uses:

MACBREAK PODCASTS

Third-party videos about automation:

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