AppleScript 2006 Training Video CD VTC

Author: Ben Waldie

Number of Lessons: 91

Training Duration: 7 hours

AppleScript is an easy-to-use scripting language that allows you to control applications on a Macintosh. With AppleScript, you can speed up processes, reduce user error, and ensure consistency. It also enables automated workflow and routine tasks, unattended operation 24 hours a day, and even cross-platform scripting. Author Ben Waldie carefully explains all of these capabilities and more of this updated version of AppleScript.

Lessons covered on this Video Training CD Include:

Introduction
Welcome and Course Goals Demo
Introduction to AppleScript Demo
AppleScript Components Pt.1 Demo
AppleScript Components Pt.2 Demo
Introduction to Automator Pt.1 Demo
Introduction to Automator Pt.2 Demo
Example Code Demo

Script Editor
Script Editor Versions Demo
Script Window Overview Pt.1 Demo
Script Window Overview Pt.2 Demo
Editing and Navigation Features Demo
AppleScript Formatting Demo
History Windows Demo
Saving Scripts Pt.1 Demo
Saving Scripts Pt.2 Demo
Saving Scripts Pt.3 Demo
Third-Party Script Editors Demo

Scriptable Applications (Part 1)
Introduction to Scriptable Applications Demo
Recordable Applications Demo
Attachable Applications Demo
Non-Scriptable Applications Demo

AppleScript's Language
Objects, Properties, and Commands
Statements
Value Classes
Coercion
Operators
Operators
Range
Grouping and Commenting
Terminology Abbreviations

Scriptable Applications (Part 2)
Accessing Application Dictionaries
Navigating Application Dictionaries Pt.1
Navigating Application Dictionaries Pt.2
Navigating Application Dictionaries Pt.3
Targeting Application Objects
Locating Applications

Variables and Properties
Introduction to Variables
Data Sharing
Local Variables
Global Variables
Properties
Pre-Defined Variables
Property and Variable Persistence

Adding Logic to a Script
Introduction to If/Then Statements
Simple If/Then Statements
Nested If/Then Statements
Complex If/Then Statements

Repeat Loops
Introduction to Repeat Loops
Repeat Until/Repeat While
Repeating Through a List
Incremental Repeating
Nested Repeat Loops

Extending AppleScript
Scripting Additions
Background Scriptable Applications
Calling UNIX Code

Basic User Interaction
Displaying Dialogs
Displaying Alerts
Choosing from a List
Choosing Files and Folders
Other Types of User Interaction

Error Handling and Troubleshooting
Try Statements
Timeouts/Ignoring Application Responses
Troubleshooting Techniques

File Interaction
Referencing Files
Dynamic Folder Paths
POSIX Paths
Reading Files (Part 1)
Reading Files (Part 2)
Writing to Files

Subroutine Handlers
Introduction to Subroutine Handlers
Subroutine Handler Parameters
Handler Return Values
Recursive Handlers

Command Handlers
Introduction to Command Handlers
Drop Scripts
Idle Scripts
Folder Action Scripts

Script Objects and Loaded Scripts
Script Objects
Loading and Storing Scripts
Calling Handlers in Other Scripts

Advanced AppleScripting
Remote Apple Events
GUI Scripting
Enabling GUI Scripting
Database Events
Image Events
Multi-Application Scripting
AppleScript Studio

Next Steps and Resources
Planning a Script
Web Sites, Forums, and Mailing Lists
Books and Other Training Resources

Credits
About this Author