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Ah, these specific examples are rather helpful. Thanks for this. Do you have any suggested learning resources for AppleScript by the way? For a complete beginner. (I have used a little Bash script in the past and can probably relearn it myself.)

Noldorin
– Noldorin

2012-06-01 15:03:32 +00:00
Commented Jun 1, 2012 at 15:03
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Yes, the book I benefitted most from was Matt Neuberg's "AppleScript: The Definitive Guide." Apple's developer documentation is ok, and worth consulting for reference, but Neuberg's book quite honestly assesses both the strengths and weaknesses of the language. You will find that Applescript's insistence on "natural" grammar isn't very natural, and in many cases will be counterintuitive. Neuberg clarifies when that happens and why.

Ash
– Ash

2012-06-02 14:17:09 +00:00
Commented Jun 2, 2012 at 14:17
That's exactly the impression I got from initially looking at the language. This half-way house between machine and natural languages seems rather awkward. Cheers for the recommendation!

Noldorin
– Noldorin

2012-06-03 18:48:06 +00:00
Commented Jun 3, 2012 at 18:48

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