On 6/30/02 8:26 AM, "Allen Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I'm sure Paul will mention the O'Reilly book, "AppleScript in a Nutshell".
> It's a great reference tool but not a great introductory book.

It's good for people who know other programming languages. That's who it
seems designed for. Or if you've already muddled your way into AppleScript
and now want to learn it properly. But it's not the best book for most
first-timers.
> 
> Some folks speak highly of "AppleScript for Applications" by Ethan Wilde. I
> have his book on scripting for Internet, and it is very readable and useful.
> Also, Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook is a standard, if somewhat
> outdated, learning tool. I used it to get started.

I would strongly recommend the Danny Goodman book after a few of the early
primers. 2ns edition. You can get it via amazon.com - it's hard to find
elsewhere (it's a print-on-demand book).The AppleScript language itself has
hardly changed, so it's really not out of date if you stop at the end of
Part II (which gets you to p. 310 - quite a lot!) . Don't even turn the page
into part III (applications) - that's so out of date it's not worth even
looking at. The AS Language stuff is beautifully explained.


-- 
Paul Berkowitz


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