Re: which is better: applescript "move" command or do shell script mv….?
Re: which is better: applescript "move" command or do shell script mv….?
- Subject: Re: which is better: applescript "move" command or do shell script mv….?
- From: Dee Dee Sommers <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 21:23:26 -0400
Hi Kaydell and Alex,
You all are like my guardian angels!
Thank you for your cautions. :)
Dee Dee
On Jul 1, 2013, at 8:16 PM, Kaydell Leavitt wrote:
> Hi Dee Dee,
>
>> Xcode 4 is a strange beast.
>
> Xcode is quite advanced. You could possible get into using AppleScript/Cocoa using Xcode now, but there would be a very steep learning curve.
>
> I would stick with AppleScript used from the app "AppleScript Editor.app" along with using AppleScript from the app "Automator.app" using the action "Run AppleScript".
>
> I think that it's desirable to learn some shell-scripting first from AppleScript and from Automator before tackling something as advanced as Xcode and AppleScript.
>
> Once you feel comfortable AppleScript you could move on to using Xcode. Xcode would let you develop:
>
> 1. Mac apps that have the full capability of Cocoa with such features as a menu bar, custom windows, and custom documents.
>
> 2. Automator actions of your own.
>
> Maybe Automator and the AppleScript Editor would be enough without ever having to learn the complexity of Xcode/Cocoa/Objective-C type of stuff.
>
> Kaydell Leavitt
> email@hidden
> http://learnbymac.com
>
>
> On Jul 1, 2013, at 5:54 PM, Alex Zavatone <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Xcode 4 is a strange beast. Best to go through the familiarization pdf on it.
>>
>> I'll see if I can dig it up and will email offlist.
>>
>> On Jul 1, 2013, at 7:49 PM, Dee Dee Sommers wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you again, for your generous advice and patience.
>>> I am studying all these fantastic tutorials you have offered, so that I can [hopefully] comprehend it all (and then put it to good work!)
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