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Re: literature for experienced programmer
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Re: literature for experienced programmer


  • Subject: Re: literature for experienced programmer
  • From: Michael Terry <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 13:11:54 -0800

On 3/26/03 12:31 PM, "Dirk Bernhardt" <email@hidden> wrote:

> I want to use AppleScript to automate some tasks in my iBook. Apple's
> website is a bit fuzzy about book recommendations. What is a good
> one-stop book for an experienced programmer? I'm programming for 20
> years now and do not need another book teaching me how to program, just
> an efficient book to show me how to use AppleScript.

AppleScript Language Guide (ASLG)[1]. That's what I'd use if I were you. Any
of the commercial books are fine for illustrating the basics, but there's no
standout.

Also, make sure to supplement the ASLG with a search on this list's archives
for 'AppleScript's text item delimiters' and read up on that.

Mike

[1]<http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Carbon/pdf/AppleScriptLanguag
eGuide.pdf>
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