AppleScript: The Missing Manual. The Missing Manual

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• AppleScript: The Missing Manual
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  • A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
  • The Missing Credits
    • About the Author
    • About the Creative Team
    • Acknowledgments
    • The Missing Manual Series
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
    • Uses for AppleScript
    • Advantages and Disadvantages
    • About This Book
      • What Youll Need
      • About the Outline
      • About These Arrows
      • About MissingManuals.com
      • The Very Basics
  • I. AppleScript Overview
    • 1. Setting Up AppleScript
      • 1.1. The Script Menu
        • 1.1.1. Address Book Scripts
        • 1.1.2. Basics
        • 1.1.3. ColorSync
        • 1.1.4. Finder Scripts
        • 1.1.5. Folder Actions
        • 1.1.6. FontSync Scripts
        • 1.1.7. Info Scripts
        • 1.1.8. Internet Scripts
        • 1.1.9. Mail Scripts
        • 1.1.10. Navigation Scripts
        • 1.1.11. Printing Scripts
        • 1.1.12. Script Editor Scripts
        • 1.1.13. Sherlock Scripts
        • 1.1.14. UI Element Scripts
        • 1.1.15. URLs
        • 1.1.16. Customizing the Script Menu
          • 1.1.16.1. Adding new scripts
          • 1.1.16.2. Rearranging submenus
      • 1.2. Working with the Scripts You Have
        • 1.2.1. Opening a Script
        • 1.2.2. Analyzing How It Works
        • 1.2.3. Changing What It Does
    • 2. Using Script Editor
      • 2.1. The Script Editor Look
        • 2.1.1. The Toolbar
          • 2.1.1.1. Record
          • 2.1.1.2. Stop
          • 2.1.1.3. Run
          • 2.1.1.4. Compile
          • 2.1.1.5. Customizing the toolbar
        • 2.1.2. The Script Field
        • 2.1.3. The Info Field
          • 2.1.3.1. Description
          • 2.1.3.2. Result
          • 2.1.3.3. Event Log
      • 2.2. Script Formats
        • 2.2.1. Script Files
        • 2.2.2. Applications
        • 2.2.3. Plain Text Documents
      • 2.3. Setting Script Editor's Preferences
        • 2.3.1. General
        • 2.3.2. Editing
        • 2.3.3. Formatting
        • 2.3.4. History
        • 2.3.5. Plug-ins
    • 3. Building a Script from Scratch
      • 3.1. Getting Started
        • 3.1.1. Displaying a Simple Dialog Box
        • 3.1.2. Displaying Numbers
        • 3.1.3. More than One Command
      • 3.2. Commanding Other Programs
        • 3.2.1. Using tell Statements
        • 3.2.2. Opening a Dictionary
        • 3.2.3. Looking for the Commands You Want
          • 3.2.3.1. Checking whether the folder is already there
          • 3.2.3.2. Displaying the other dialog box
        • 3.2.4. Displaying a Window in the Finder
  • II. Everyday Scripting Tasks
    • 4. Manipulating Text
      • 4.1. String Notation
      • 4.2. Getting Text Back from Dialog Boxes
      • 4.3. Linking Strings Together
      • 4.4. Multiline Strings
      • 4.5. Scripting TextEdit
        • 4.5.1. Create a New TextEdit Document
        • 4.5.2. Adding Text to a New Document
        • 4.5.3. Adding Formatting
          • 4.5.3.1. Inserting a new line after the date
          • 4.5.3.2. Changing the font and size
      • 4.6. Adding Word Count
        • 4.6.1. Employing the Text Suite
      • 4.7. Commanding Microsoft Word
        • 4.7.1. Adapting a TextEdit Script
        • 4.7.2. Shrinking Documents by a Page
        • 4.7.3. Repeating the Shrinking
        • 4.7.4. Shrinking a Variable Number of Times
      • 4.8. Running Scripts from Text
        • 4.8.1. Get Result of AppleScript
        • 4.8.2. Make New AppleScript
        • 4.8.3. Run as AppleScript
    • 5. Controlling Files
      • 5.1. File Path Boot Camp
      • 5.2. Displaying Folders
        • 5.2.1. Opening a Folder with AppleScript (Reprise)
        • 5.2.2. Changing a Finder Window's View
        • 5.2.3. More Finder Window Settings
        • 5.2.4. Working with More than One Window
        • 5.2.5. Subroutines
          • 5.2.5.1. Defining a subroutine
          • 5.2.5.2. Running a subroutine
          • 5.2.5.3. Variables in subroutines
          • 5.2.5.4. Writing the appropriate subroutine
      • 5.3. Moving Files Around
        • 5.3.1. Transferring Items from One Folder to Another
          • 5.3.1.1. Creating the destination folder
          • 5.3.1.2. Eliminating the "already an item with that name" error
          • 5.3.1.3. Moving the files and folders
      • 5.4. Backing Up Files
        • 5.4.1. The duplicate Command
      • 5.5. Deleting Files
        • 5.5.1. An Example: Clearing Out Safari's Icon Cache
      • 5.6. Picking a File from a Dialog Box
        • 5.6.1. Showing When a File was Created
      • 5.7. Saving Files
        • 5.7.1. An Example: Saving in TextEdit
        • 5.7.2. Forgoing the Dialog Box
        • 5.7.3. Saving All Documents at Once
    • 6. Creating Lists
      • 6.1. Common List Commands
      • 6.2. Displaying Lists
        • 6.2.1. Getting the Selected Item
      • 6.3. The Ever-Useful every Keyword
        • 6.3.1. An Example: Displaying a List of Running Programs
      • 6.4. List Processing
        • 6.4.1. Batch Renaming
      • 6.5. Joining Lists Together
        • 6.5.1. Merging File Lists
      • 6.6. Inputting Lists
        • 6.6.1. Adding Items One at a Time
        • 6.6.2. Adding Multiple Items at Once
      • 6.7. Getting Lists from Other Programs
        • 6.7.1. TextEdit
          • 6.7.1.1. Listing documents
        • 6.7.2. Microsoft Word
    • 7. Organizing and Editing Graphics
      • 7.1. Scripting iPhoto
        • 7.1.1. Accessing Pictures by Certain Criteria
        • 7.1.2. Getting Random Pictures
          • 7.1.2.1. Getting some item
        • 7.1.3. Showing Slideshows
      • 7.2. Controlling Photoshop
        • 7.2.1. Recording Actions
        • 7.2.2. Wrapping Actions in an AppleScript
        • 7.2.3. Other Photoshop Commands
        • 7.2.4. Filtering Images
          • 7.2.4.1. An example: Making an image look surreal
          • 7.2.4.2. Mixing your two Photoshop scripts
      • 7.3. Image Events
        • 7.3.1. Getting Image Dimensions
        • 7.3.2. Padding an Image
        • 7.3.3. Creating a Droplet
          • 7.3.3.1. Adapting your script
        • 7.3.4. Converting Images from One Format to Another
    • 8. Playing Sound and Video
      • 8.1. Scripting iTunes
        • 8.1.1. Playing Tracks
        • 8.1.2. Rating Songs
        • 8.1.3. Skipping Tracks
        • 8.1.4. Converting Song Files
      • 8.2. Speaking and Listening
        • 8.2.1. Speaking from a Script
          • 8.2.1.1. Linking your script to a keyboard shortcut
        • 8.2.2. Making a File Speak
          • 8.2.2.1. Converting Clipboard text into audio
          • 8.2.2.2. Reading multiple emails into a file
        • 8.2.3. Speaking to a Script
      • 8.3. Scripting QuickTime
        • 8.3.1. Getting Started
        • 8.3.2. Presenting a Movie Full-Screen
        • 8.3.3. Including a Movie with Your Script
        • 8.3.4. Rotating a Movie
    • 9. Internet and Network Scripting
      • 9.1. Internet Connect
        • 9.1.1. Dialing Up to the Internet
        • 9.1.2. Finding AirPort Signal Strength
      • 9.2. Safari
        • 9.2.1. Opening Web Sites
          • 9.2.1.1. Opening Web sites within the same window
        • 9.2.2. Viewing a Site's Code
        • 9.2.3. Viewing a Site Without Formatting
        • 9.2.4. Running AppleScripts from Safari
          • 9.2.4.1. Scripts that appear on Web pages
          • 9.2.4.2. Mini-scripts in the Address bar
          • 9.2.4.3. Saved scripts in the Favorites bar
      • 9.3. Address Book
        • 9.3.1. Finding Contacts
        • 9.3.2. Adding Contacts to a Group
      • 9.4. Mail
        • 9.4.1. Checking for New Messages
        • 9.4.2. Mailboxes, Etc.
          • 9.4.2.1. Finding mailboxes with unread messages
      • 9.5. iChat Control
        • 9.5.1. Notifying iChat when the Screensaver's On
        • 9.5.2. Displaying a Random Status Message
      • 9.6. URL Access Scripting
        • 9.6.1. Downloading a File Quickly
        • 9.6.2. Uploading a File
      • 9.7. Recalling Passwords
    • 10. Organizing Information in Databases
      • 10.1. Record Notation
      • 10.2. Making a Simple AppleScript Database
        • 10.2.1. Searching an AppleScript Database
      • 10.3. Getting File Information
        • 10.3.1. Useful Properties
      • 10.4. Scripting FileMaker Pro
        • 10.4.1. Creating a New FileMaker Database
        • 10.4.2. Entering Information into a FileMaker Database
          • 10.4.2.1. Enter your information manually
          • 10.4.2.2. Use an AppleScript to enter your information
        • 10.4.3. Sorting FileMaker Records
  • III. Power-User Features
    • 11. Linking Scripts to Folders with Folder Actions
      • 11.1. Enabling Folder Actions
      • 11.2. Built-in Actions
        • 11.2.1. Attaching a Folder Action
        • 11.2.2. The Included Folder Action Scripts
        • 11.2.3. Viewing and Changing an Action's Code
          • 11.2.3.1. An example: shortening button names in a folder action's dialog box
        • 11.2.4. Removing an Action
          • 11.2.4.1. Removing all actions
      • 11.3. Running Your Own Actions
        • 11.3.1. When a Folder Opens
        • 11.3.2. When You Add Files to a Folder
          • 11.3.2.1. An example: Sending files to the Trash can
          • 11.3.2.2. Moving old desktop files
    • 12. Scripting Programs That Don't Have Dictionaries
      • 12.1. Enabling GUI Scripting
      • 12.2. GUI Scripting Basics
      • 12.3. Controlling Menus
      • 12.4. Clicking Buttons
        • 12.4.1. Clicking Tab Buttons
      • 12.5. Deciphering Interface Hierarchies
      • 12.6. Fake Typing
        • 12.6.1. Zooming In and Out
    • 13. Mixing AppleScript and Unix
      • 13.1. Terminal
        • 13.1.1. Changing System Settings
        • 13.1.2. Unix Text Editing
      • 13.2. Unix Without Terminal
        • 13.2.1. Getting Program Results Back
      • 13.3. Running Superuser Commands
      • 13.4. Running AppleScripts from Unix
      • 13.5. Scheduling AppleScript Commands
    • 14. Testing and Debugging Scripts
      • 14.1. First Line of Defense: The Compiler
      • 14.2. Noting Important Events
        • 14.2.1. The Event Log
        • 14.2.2. The Event Log History
          • 14.2.2.1. Navigating logs
          • 14.2.2.2. The toolbar
      • 14.3. Preventing Errors
      • 14.4. Isolating and Handling Errors
        • 14.4.1. Using try
          • 14.4.1.1. Multiple commands in a try statement
        • 14.4.2. Discovering Errors
      • 14.5. The Xcode Debugger
        • 14.5.1. Obtaining and Installing the Developer Tools
        • 14.5.2. Creating a New Project
        • 14.5.3. Changing the Script
        • 14.5.4. Stepping Through the Code
    • 15. AppleScript Studio
      • 15.1. What Is AppleScript Studio?
      • 15.2. Making a Program
        • 15.2.1. Creating a Project
        • 15.2.2. Designing the Interface
        • 15.2.3. Writing the Code
        • 15.2.4. Running the Program
  • IV. Appendixes
    • A. AppleScript Support in Common Programs
      • A.1. Databases
      • A.2. Email Programs
      • A.3. Graphics Editors
      • A.4. Page Layout Programs
      • A.5. Plain Text Editors
      • A.6. Word Processors
      • A.7. Web Browsers
    • B. Moving from HyperCard to AppleScript
      • B.1. Data Types
      • B.2. Dialog Boxes
      • B.3. Existence
      • B.4. Numbers
      • B.5. Pausing
      • B.6. Ranges
      • B.7. Repeat Statements
      • B.8. Subroutines
      • B.9. Variables
    • C. Where to Go from Here
      • C.1. Web Sites
        • C.1.1. AppleScript Sites
        • C.1.2. Other Mac Programming Sites
      • C.2. Discussion Lists
      • C.3. Books
  • About the Author
  • Colophon
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