AppleScript

<h4>Essential Skills--Made Easy!</h4><p>Learn to program in AppleScript the versatile scripting language built right into Mac OS X and supported by most major applications. <i>AppleScript: A Beginner's Guide</i> shows you how to write powerful scripts with the AppleScript Editor to automate tasks save time and effort and automatically generate documents spreadsheets and e-mail messages. Debugging and error handling are also covered in this fast-paced tutorial.</p><p><b>Designed for Easy Learning</b></p><ul> <li>Key Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter</li><li>Ask the Expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips</li><li>Try This--Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills</li><li>Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered</li><li>Tips--Helpful reminders or alternative ways of doing things</li><li>Cautions--Errors and pitfalls to avoid</li><li>Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated</li></ul><p>Ready-to-use code at www.mhprofessional.com/computingdownload</p><p><b>Guy Hart-Davis</b> is the author of <i>Mac OS X Leopard QuickSteps How to Do Everything iPod iPhone & iTunes Fifth Edition HTML XHTML & CSS QuickSteps</i> and several other computer books.</p>