Now that you've mastered the tell command, it's time to introduce some of the other AppleScript commands that you may encounter. This command will allow you to open a specific location (either on your ...

[AppleScript](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptLangGuide/introduction/ASLR_intro.html) is often invoked as ...

AppleScript is often invoked as a series of commands from a file. It is also possible to execute individual commands inline in the terminal. Use the -e flag to specify the command.

Applescript, that amazing resource many Mac users ignore because they think it’s too complex. Guys, Applescript is an amazing tool to get things done automatically, though I recognize many of you just ...

Examine Microsoft Excel for a minute. When I write a script (a script is the document containing the AppleScript code - similar to a FoxPro .PRG), that script can contain any commands and objects ...

AppleScript is the scripting language of the MacOS. Much of AppleScript's syntax resembles that of a human language -- in many cases, you can write grammatically correct, imperative sentences to ...

This article is excerpted from The Mac OS X Tiger Book from Wiley Publishing (0-7645-7956-6); the book can be ordered from Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Copyright ...

In 1992 Apple Computer began incorporating AppleScript as part of System 7.1, a version of the Classic Macintosh Operating System that predated Mac OS X. This plain-speech scripting language enables ...

There is not always “an app for that.” There are many complex and repetitive tasks we perform in the academic world which depend on technology but which cannot be carried out by a single software ...

We know that there are some diehard AppleScript fans out there, so we thought telling you about "ash" might be a good idea. Ash (as in bash) is a Perl-based script from Hayne of Tintangel where you ...