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Thanks; that's a very informative overview. Do you have any recommendations for good learning resources on AppleScript perchance? (Bash script too, although I could find those quite easily myself probably.)

Noldorin
– Noldorin

2012-06-01 15:00:41 +00:00
Commented Jun 1, 2012 at 15:00
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AppleScript has a (somewhat earned) reputation for being read-only; Shell scripts sometimes lean toward the "write-only" end of the spectrum.

Daniel
– Daniel ♦

2012-06-01 15:18:56 +00:00
Commented Jun 1, 2012 at 15:18
@Noldorin I bought a book to learn AppleScript, but I tend to use Google first and the book's index second when I'm trying to remember the syntax of a particular command.

cajunluke
– cajunluke

2012-06-01 15:59:30 +00:00
Commented Jun 1, 2012 at 15:59
@CajunLuke: Ah, fair enough. How did you learn AppleScript for the first time though??

Noldorin
– Noldorin

2012-06-01 16:17:41 +00:00
Commented Jun 1, 2012 at 16:17
@Noldorin Pretty much trial and error and Google. Some things are hard to Google for, so that's why I bought the book.

cajunluke
– cajunluke

2012-06-01 16:22:40 +00:00
Commented Jun 1, 2012 at 16:22

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