Re: [applescript] Trying to move away from Finder...
Re: [applescript] Trying to move away from Finder...
- Subject: Re: [applescript] Trying to move away from Finder...
- From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 17:07:11 +1100
On 2 Nov 2017, at 4:59 pm, Jean-Christophe Helary
<email@hidden> wrote:
>
> Is it better to see it as a replacement for System Events/Scripting
> Additions, ie, faceless code that glues things together between applications,
> and use standard AS for accessing the application's automation features, is
> that correct ?
Pretty much. There are exceptions, but it's mostly useful for
file/date/string/image manipulation. File manipulation is a biggie simply
because the alternatives aren't so hot.
I should also mention that my FileManagerLib here:
<https://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/apps/Script_Libs.html> wraps a
lot of this stuff in a library. It's just undegoing a bit of a rev now…
--
Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
<www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/apps/>, <latenightsw.com>
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