Re: Early AS Sample Scripts [Was Re: AS Release Notes (was Re: Weird try block syntax)]
Re: Early AS Sample Scripts [Was Re: AS Release Notes (was Re: Weird try block syntax)]
- Subject: Re: Early AS Sample Scripts [Was Re: AS Release Notes (was Re: Weird try block syntax)]
- From: Craig Sutherland <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 15:16:28 -0600
Bob,
I still have these on my HD.The scripts were included with the book.
There were Applescript Runtime Samples which included some you mentioned
in your email, Handbook Scripts which provided the examples in the book
and TableServer Folder containing the TbaleServer Papp and scripts.
These are all dated 3/93.
In his second edition (9/95) an Apple Guide file- Applescript Quick
Reference- was also included. In his notes for that Guide file he said-
"I hope you find this quick reference to be a practical addition to your
scripting tools. Feel free to share it with your friends, and upload
this entire folder to any on-line service, user group, or Internet
library where it can be downloaded without payment (beyond standard
connect charges)."
I bought a later release of the second edition to have a copy at home,
and the disk and scripts were not included.
Craig
On Saturday, January 26, 2002, at 01:19 PM, Bob.Kalbaugh wrote:
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on 1/26/02 9:27 AM, Helmut Fuchs at email@hidden wrote:
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> It actually didn't occur
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> to me, that release notes dating before the last version of ASLG
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> could contain anything that's of interest nowadays.
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About a year and a half ago I was fortunate enough to find Danny
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Goodman's
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"The Complete Applescript Handbook", first edition! 1993, at a local
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Goodwill Computer Store (re-sellers of donated computers, related
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equipment
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and books.) Unbelievably, the book pricing is $0.75 ea. or 5 for a buck!
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Needless to say I was able to scrape up the 75 cents to purchase it ;)
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But
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that's beside the point. Included with the book was a companion floppy
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disk
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containing Applescript version 1.0, which foolishly, I disregarded as
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obsolete! I didn't even look at it! Until today.
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Well, on it are slew of sample scripts written by the AppleScript
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development team. Many scripts written by Mark Minshull as well as some
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where no credit is given, and one by Donald Olson that deals with
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numerics.
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Should I be surprised that *all* of the scripts I've opened and ran,
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worked
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without a glitch? On system 9.0. AS v1.4. These scripts are almost 9
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years
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old!, maybe older. And I bet they would work on newer versions. Also
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included are 6 separate v1.0 release notes in STE format:
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Known Language Problems
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New Language Features
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Script Application Notes
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Script Editor Notes
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Language Guide Errata
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Scripting Additions Notes
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Does anyone know if the sample scripts provided with this book are
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exclusive, or were they included with the release of Applescript 1.0 in
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general? There are scripts that demonstrate Run Script, Script Object
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Servers, Libraries... All very concise and easy enough to understand. I
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don't recall seeing anything like them included with AS v1.3(?) which
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was
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when I first began dabbling with AppleScript. Did people have to pay
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for AS
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when it first came out? The book lists the AS software as a $20 retail
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value. I think these scripts would benefit budding scripters in the AS
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community. Are they available elsewhere?
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--
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Bob.Kalbaugh
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