Re: Where is the Finder Dictionary?
Re: Where is the Finder Dictionary?
- Subject: Re: Where is the Finder Dictionary?
- From: Rob Jorgensen <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 11:13:12 -0400
On 09/16/2001, Rachel Cogent commented:
I think I have found the AppleScript dictionary and opened it in the help
Viewer. Is there a way to open it from the "File" menu item? When I click on
"Open Dictionary" I get the navigation box and it wants me to tell it where
the dictionary is, which seems to be way way down in some folders. What
should I do?
While you have the help viewer open, you might consider using it to
for its intended purpose. ;-)
You might find something along these lines:
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Opening an application's dictionary
Every scriptable application (including the Finder) has its own
dictionary, a set of AppleScript terms that you can use in a script
to control the application. You can open the dictionary to find out
what terms are available and to learn the terms' syntax.
To open an application's dictionary:
1. Open the Script Editor.
2. Open the File menu and choose Open Dictionary.
3. Select the application you want to script.
Only applications that are scriptable will appear in the
Open dialog box.
4. Click Open.
To see the details about using a term:
Click the term in the Dictionary window.
Suites of terms
The terms available in a dictionary are organized into suites, which
appear in the left area of the Dictionary window.
The required suite is the most basic set of AppleScript terms. The
standard suite is the set of terms that every scriptable application
should support. In addition, most scriptable applications have their
own suite of commands.
--
Later,
Rob Jorgensen
Ohio, USA