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Working with Dates in AppleScript

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:51:49 +0000

If you have ever worked with date coercions and manipulations in AppleScript, you know how frustrating it can be, from something as simple as trying to coerce it to text so that it can be displayed in a dialog, to trying to convert it to a different date format; you have one simple thing in [...]

AppleScript – When to Use Set and When to Use Copy

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:04:58 +0000

This one can be a difficult one, but if you have been following my posts so far, or otherwise are that much interested in learning AppleScript, this is an important issue to get straight.

Even if you have been using AppleScript for a while, as I have, you may still be unclear as to the [...]

Finder Script to Delete Old Folders

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:15:42 +0000

This script can be used in a database program or compiled for general use in the Script Editor. It looks for folders such as ‘January 2009′ and determines if they are 3 or more months old and, if so, places them in the trash.

set AppleScript's [...]

FileMaker Pro AppleScript to Backup Files

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:20:14 +0000

This script was adapted from one written specifically for a FileMaker Pro program, although it could easily be used in any database program you use that supports AppleScript.

Most of what appears here builds upon the information presented in previous posts to this point. For a similar AppleScript that is [...]

More on List Dialogs

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:07:47 +0000

This post will deal with what I consider a very concrete use of the ‘choose from list’ dialog. After reading this (and perhaps trying it out in the Script Editor) you will probably be totally confused (just kidding!!) It gets a little complicated, but it is basically a cut-and-paste script.

If you pay close attention [...]