Re: best applescript book
Re: best applescript book
- Subject: Re: best applescript book
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 10:00:17 -0700
On 7/12/02 9:46 AM, "Chuck Ross" <email@hidden> wrote:
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On Friday, July 12, 2002, at 03:46 AM, Rob Stott wrote:
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On 12/7/02 7:14 am, "Phelix Leiter" <email@hidden> wrote:
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any concensus on best applescript book - looker for a good allrounder. ie
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containing example code snippets; but also good reference for all
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commands
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and terms.
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If you're an absolute beginner, "Applescript for Idiots" is great
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although
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packed with weak gags. "Applescript in a Nutshell" is also pretty good
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but
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maybe harder going for an absolute beginner.
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Another good option for "AppleScript in a Nutshell", which I find to be
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a good reference, is to subscribe to Safari Books online at
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http://safari.oreilly.com. For as little as $10/month, you get full
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access to books on the Internet from a wide variety of publishers.
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O'Reilly offers many of their books there, including a number of good
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Mac OS X books. I've been using it for a few months now. Every moth
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you can swap out books you are subscribing to for different books.
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Chuck
But the best beginning book, if you don't already have any programming
experience (in which case the O'Reilly's Nutshell book is best) is Danny
Goodman's AppleScript Handbook, 2nd ed., available from amazon.com. Not for
applications - it's far too out of date. but for learning the AppleScript
language, it's clearest, engaging, and a well-planned cumulative narrative.
Up to the end of part II, p. 310.
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Paul Berkowitz
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