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AppleScript 2006 Tutorials
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Course Description
AppleScript is an easy-to-use scripting language that allows you to control applications on a Macintosh. With AppleScript, you can speed up processes, reduce user error, and ensure consistency. It also enables automated workflow and routine tasks, unattended operation 24 hours a day, and even cross-platform scripting. Author Ben Waldie carefully explains all of these capabilities and more of this updated version of AppleScript. To begin learning today, simply click on the links.
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Introduction
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| Welcome and Course Goals | (03:43) | ||
| Introduction to AppleScript | (07:58) | ||
| AppleScript Components Pt.1 | (06:57) | ||
| AppleScript Components Pt.2 | (02:00) | ||
| Introduction to Automator Pt.1 | (05:06) | ||
| Introduction to Automator Pt.2 | (04:22) | ||
| Example Code | (00:51) | ||
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Script Editor
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| Script Editor Versions | (02:25) | ||
| Script Window Overview Pt.1 | (05:03) | ||
| Script Window Overview Pt.2 | (03:04) | ||
| Editing and Navigation Features | (04:55) | ||
| AppleScript Formatting | (02:13) | ||
| History Windows | (05:53) | ||
| Saving Scripts Pt.1 | (07:49) | ||
| Saving Scripts Pt.2 | (02:11) | ||
| Saving Scripts Pt.3 | (05:58) | ||
| Third-Party Script Editors | (03:06) | ||
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Scriptable Applications (Part 1)
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| Introduction to Scriptable Applications | (04:30) | ||
| Recordable Applications | (06:07) | ||
| Attachable Applications | (07:42) | ||
| Non-Scriptable Applications | (05:38) | ||
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AppleScript's Language
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| Objects, Properties, and Commands | (04:15) | ||
| Statements | (03:59) | ||
| Value Classes | (05:54) | ||
| Coercion | (05:21) | ||
| Operators | (06:11) | ||
| Operators | (04:12) | ||
| Range | (04:36) | ||
| Grouping and Commenting | (06:21) | ||
| Terminology Abbreviations | (04:46) | ||
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Scriptable Applications (Part 2)
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| Accessing Application Dictionaries | (04:12) | ||
| Navigating Application Dictionaries Pt.1 | (05:22) | ||
| Navigating Application Dictionaries Pt.2 | (06:34) | ||
| Navigating Application Dictionaries Pt.3 | (06:12) | ||
| Targeting Application Objects | (03:58) | ||
| Locating Applications | (02:24) | ||
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Variables and Properties
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| Introduction to Variables | (07:42) | ||
| Data Sharing | (05:54) | ||
| Local Variables | (06:17) | ||
| Global Variables | (07:18) | ||
| Properties | (03:30) | ||
| Pre-Defined Variables | (04:57) | ||
| Property and Variable Persistence | (05:23) | ||
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Adding Logic to a Script
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| Introduction to If/Then Statements | (05:38) | ||
| Simple If/Then Statements | (00:58) | ||
| Nested If/Then Statements | (04:19) | ||
| Complex If/Then Statements | (05:50) | ||
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Repeat Loops
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| Introduction to Repeat Loops | (04:14) | ||
| Repeat Until/Repeat While | (04:53) | ||
| Repeating Through a List | (05:04) | ||
| Incremental Repeating | (04:38) | ||
| Nested Repeat Loops | (05:33) | ||
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Extending AppleScript
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| Scripting Additions | (07:46) | ||
| Background Scriptable Applications | (06:00) | ||
| Calling UNIX Code | (03:56) | ||
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Basic User Interaction
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| Displaying Dialogs | (07:34) | ||
| Displaying Alerts | (02:25) | ||
| Choosing from a List | (03:15) | ||
| Choosing Files and Folders | (04:12) | ||
| Other Types of User Interaction | (04:06) | ||
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Error Handling and Troubleshooting
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| Try Statements | (07:39) | ||
| Timeouts/Ignoring Application Responses | (04:40) | ||
| Troubleshooting Techniques | (03:08) | ||
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File Interaction
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| Referencing Files | (06:35) | ||
| Dynamic Folder Paths | (03:52) | ||
| POSIX Paths | (05:10) | ||
| Reading Files (Part 1) | (04:02) | ||
| Reading Files (Part 2) | (04:52) | ||
| Writing to Files | (05:39) | ||
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Subroutine Handlers
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| Introduction to Subroutine Handlers | (05:59) | ||
| Subroutine Handler Parameters | (07:04) | ||
| Handler Return Values | (02:21) | ||
| Recursive Handlers | (05:19) | ||
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Command Handlers
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| Introduction to Command Handlers | (02:55) | ||
| Drop Scripts | (02:39) | ||
| Idle Scripts | (03:22) | ||
| Folder Action Scripts | (06:28) | ||
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Script Objects and Loaded Scripts
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| Script Objects | (04:42) | ||
| Loading and Storing Scripts | (06:24) | ||
| Calling Handlers in Other Scripts | (05:26) | ||
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Advanced AppleScripting
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| Remote Apple Events | (04:39) | ||
| GUI Scripting | (05:42) | ||
| Enabling GUI Scripting | (00:51) | ||
| Database Events | (05:19) | ||
| Image Events | (05:16) | ||
| Multi-Application Scripting | (05:59) | ||
| AppleScript Studio | (07:36) | ||
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Next Steps and Resources
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| Planning a Script | (04:30) | ||
| Web Sites, Forums, and Mailing Lists | (04:51) | ||
| Books and Other Training Resources | (02:00) | ||
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Credits
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| About this Author | (04:42) | ||
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| Course: | AppleScript 2006 |
| Author: | Ben Waldie |
| SKU: | 33699 |
| ISBN: | 1-933736-30-5 |
| Release Date: | 2006-06-22 |
| Duration: | 7 hrs / 91 tutorials |
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| Captions: | No |
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