I haven't seen that one before. And talk about contemporary, published Oct 2004! Can't get much more current than that (except for tomorrow!).
on 12/15/04 11:36 AM, Allen Watson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You might want to try the very recent book, "AppleScript: A > Comprehensive Guide to Scripting and Automation on Mac OS X", by > Hanaan Rosenthal. It has what, IMO, is the best approach for the > complete novice, and yet is very thorough. > > > On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 06:46:48 -0800, Eric Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Actually, compared to JavaScript, AppleScript is way more English-like. >> >> There are several books out for AppleScript. Make sure if you buy one that >> it's only recently been published. For us beginners figuring out what can >> and can't work with the latest OS X is a major pain. It's amazing Apple >> hasn't done a better job of promoting AppleScript. Maybe they've always >> intended to do what Automator is in Tiger? >> >> And I have a PDF from Microsoft on automating Office applications. Not too >> comprehensive, but useful. And I'm still waiting for my order of 14 months >> ago at Amazon for the book "AppleScript 1-2-3" the from "father of >> AppleScript." >> >> >> on 12/15/04 6:30 AM, Peter C.S. Adams at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Thus spake Paul Berkowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, circa 12/14/2004 8:42 PM: >>>> tell application "Microsoft Entourage" >>>> set include in random of every signature to true >>> >>> I remember when Apple first announced AppleScript, they hailed it as an >>> "English like" programming language "for the rest of us." >>> >>> Based on examples like the above, I think it's more like a "Yoda like" >>> language. :-> >>> >>> I can always understand a script I see, like the one above, but I can never >>> make heads or tails of the syntax when I'm trying to write one myself .... >>> >>> peter >>> >> >> >> Eric Welch >> Carlsbad, CA >> http://www.jphotog.com >> >> He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he be exalted above his >> neighbors because he hath more gold, how much more inferior is he to a gold >> mine. >> - Jeremy Taylor >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe: >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> archives: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> >> old-archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> >> >> > Eric Welch Carlsbad, CA http://www.jphotog.com Contrary to many peoples' beliefs, a rangefinder camera (of whatever vintage), is not the invisibility ring from The Hobbit. - Dante Stella -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
