Re: New Applescript book: *AppleScript in a Nutshell* --O'R
Re: New Applescript book: *AppleScript in a Nutshell* --O'R
- Subject: Re: New Applescript book: *AppleScript in a Nutshell* --O'R
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 22:27:36 -0500
On Tue, 03 Apr 2001 12:56:10 -0400,
Michael Turner <email@hidden> noted,
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mhmm, used the wrong word.
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"The animal on the front cover"
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colophon:
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1. an inscription placed usu. at the end of a book, giving facts about the
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publication.
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O'reilly always has one describing the animal on the front.)
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2. A publisher's emblem or trademark placed usual on the title page of a
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book.
Mistaking the contents of a pointer for the location the pointer points to is a
common programming error, especially in languages like C. In AppleScript, it
surfaces in the "repeat with..." loop.
repeat with colophon in book
if contents of colophon is "Pug" then...
"And the tune is my own invention", as the White Knight said to Alice.
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