AppleScript For Dummies 2e - Softcover

Trinko, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764574949 ISBN 13: 9780764574948

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

* According to Apple, the latest version of Mac OS X (10.3) contains the most significant release of AppleScript in the past decade; the new version of AppleScript includes changes to existing tools as well as new features and applications
* This book is updated to cover the latest in AppleScript technology and new Apple software, and teaches the reader how to script Internet activities, automate workflows, customize iLife applications, and much more
* Using practical, easy-to-understand tips and directions, Tom Trinko shows ordinary users how to harness the power of the AppleScript programming language
* Includes coverage on finding and installing AppleScript; using AppleScript to automate tasks in programs such as Word, Excel, FileMaker Pro, and the Mac OS Finder; arranging applications to work together to accomplish complex tasks; controlling applications that aren't even scriptable; taking advantage of tools that make composing AppleScript programs easy and fun; and finding additional AppleScript information on the Internet and elsewhere

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Born in Chicago, Tom Trinko has lived a deprived life, never once having butchered a hog. In an attempt to improve the quality of life in Chicago, he pursued his higher education in Pasadena, California, at Cal Tech. He moved to Wisconsin for the better climate and picked up his PhD in physics, graduating with the official title of mad scientist. His first smart move was marrying a woman who worked at Apple and who had an Apple IIe. With that, he was able to extend his professional programming career, which began in 1972, to home computers. His long-suffering wife brought a Mac home in 1984, which marked the start of Tom’s enthusiasm for the only OS for people who want to get work done. He’s ordered the Mac around in Basic, Forth, C, Pascal, and about a billion or so scripting languages. Back when Apple didn’t know any better, he did contract work for Apple’s Developer University. In real life, he works on other platforms, ranging from supercomputers to UNIX workstations, which continually remind him of how spiffy the Mac really is. His current main objective in life is staying more computer literate than his kids.

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Scripting for Mac OS® X is not only easy, it?s fun!

Give your Mac marching orders to automate iLife®, Office 2004, the Internet, and more

Wish you could write a script to save time? You can, and this book shows you how! With AppleScript ? a language remarkably like English ? you can make your Mac do lots of boring, repetitive chores (sorry, laundry?s not one of them). Then you can spend your computer time being creative, having fun, and getting more done!

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Automate tasks in Word, Excel, and FileMaker Pro
• Script the Finder
• Unite applications to handle complex jobs
• Squash script bugs
• Control applications that aren?t scriptable
• Create autonomous scripts

Give your Mac marching orders to automate iLife®, Office 2004, the Internet, and more

Wish you could write a script to save time? You can, and this book shows you how! With AppleScript – a language remarkably like English – you can make your Mac do lots of boring, repetitive chores (sorry, laundry’s not one of them). Then you can spend your computer time being creative, having fun, and getting more done!

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Automate tasks in Word, Excel, and FileMaker Pro
• Script the Finder
• Unite applications to handle complex jobs
• Squash script bugs
• Control applications that aren’t scriptable
• Create autonomous scripts

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0764574949
• ISBN 13: 9780764574948
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 412
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar