Re: Highlights of AppleScript 1.5.5 in Mac OS 9.1s
Re: Highlights of AppleScript 1.5.5 in Mac OS 9.1s
- Subject: Re: Highlights of AppleScript 1.5.5 in Mac OS 9.1s
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- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 12:49:04 -0800
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>>The AppleScript language itself, in its pure form without OSAX is
basically logic and programming with no connection to the Mac or the
outside world. It's repeat loops, if statements, idle handlers, setting,
getting, ignoring, trying, erroring etc. Osax provide access to the system
and the mac and the user.
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>Michelle>>Unless I'm mistaken, this means that AppleScript could easily
be ported to other OS and hardware environments, with only the OSAXen
needing to be completely rewritten.
Well, maybe the language could be easily ported but the not the OSA which
is where the real value of the technology lies. AppleScript is much more
than a language.
Anyway, I don't think porting AppleScript to other environments is a
priority for Apple.
ES