On 12/14/01 10:30 PM, "Barry Wainwright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 15/12/01 5:20 am, "Domains4Days.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> While I'm at it, I'll bet that you would be the one to ask: which is the >> best book to learn AppleScript? > > Sorry to say that I'm not the one to ask about that. I never read a book on > the subject. Everything I've learned is by trying it out, yelling here when > I get stuck, looking at other peoples scripts and pouring over application > dictionaries. > > There are some good pointers at Bill Cheeseman's web site > <http://www.applescriptsourcebook.com/>, at apple's web site (naturally!), > lots of examples scripts at <http://www.applescriptcentral.com/> and many > other places on the web. The best book, and virtually up to date, is now the O'Reilly's volume "AppleScript in a Nutshell". But it's quite dense. I might begin still with "Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook, 2nd edition", available at amazon.com and almost nowhere else, even though it's very out of date. It's the clearest introduction to the language as such, but don't use it for specific applications - it's too much out of date. To start with, use Bill Briggs' tutorials: there are links from the Apple Applescript webpage. The peachpit press book "Applescript for the Internet" is OK - I'm told there's a brand new one "AppleScript for Applications", but haven't seen it. And there are AppleScript Help modules (just for OS 9 so far - they don't work in OS X) from the AppleScript webpage, which are excellent,. Finally, there is the bible - getting a little out of date - the AppleScript Language Guide - available free in PDF from the AppleScript webpage links. (The Finder and Standard Additions are really too out of date to use, I think.) -- Paul Berkowitz -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
