Tom Trinko

AppleScript for Dummies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

_ 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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 595g
• ISBN-13: 9780764574948
• ISBN-10: 0764574949
• Artikelnr.: 13010655

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part I: Getting Started. Chapter 1: A Cannonball Dive into
the Scripting Pool. Chapter 2: AppleScript Basics without Stomach Acid.
Chapter 3: Writing a Script without Ink. Part II: All You Ever Needed to
Know about AppleScript You Learned in Part II. Chapter 4: Values: Different
Types of Information. Chapter 5: Variables: Data Cupboards. Chapter 6:
Operators: Math without Mistakes. Chapter 7: References: Being Picky about
Data. Chapter 8: Commands: Ordering AppleScript Around. Chapter 9: I/O (I
Owe) without Credit Cards. Chapter 10: If: Letting Your Computer Make
Decisions So You Can Blame It Later. Chapter 11: Repeat: Going in Circles
for Fun and Profit. Chapter 12: Try: Dealing with Problems without
Crashing. Chapter 13: Handlers: Organizing Your Script. Chapter 14:
Properties: Storing Data for Awhile. Chapter 15: Deploying Scripts: Cool
Ways to Access Scripts. Chapter 16: Autonomous Scripts: Working
Unsupervised. Chapter 17: Taking Charge of Applications. Chapter 18:
Debugging: Fixing Problems without DDT. Chapter 19: Scripting Additions:
Taking AppleScript to New Heights. Chapter 20: Script Objects: Recycling
Scripts for a Healthy Environment. Chapter 21: Miscellaneous Advanced
Stuff. Part III: How to Control the World--or at Least Some Common
Programs. Chapter 22: Finder/System Tricks without Touching the Mouse.
Chapter 23: Business Applications and Microsoft Office 2004. Chapter 24:
Layout and Graphics Applications. Chapter 25: Scripting the Web. Chapter
26: Scripting iLife. Chapter 27: GUI Scripting. Part IV: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 28: More Than Ten Scriptable Applications. Chapter 29: More Than
Ten Scripting Resources. Index.