Learning AppleScript for Beginners » date string http://www.scriptsforapple.com Discussions on AppleScripting, with emphasis on tutorials for those new to scripting. Example scripts of general utility, as well as some that relate to specific applications (FileMaker Pro, AppleWorks, Script Editor, specialized scripts and others). Some discussion of HyperCard and AppleScript and the Classic (OS9) environment Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:06:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Working with Dates and Using Math Operators http://www.scriptsforapple.com/working-with-dates-and-using-math-operators/ http://www.scriptsforapple.com/working-with-dates-and-using-math-operators/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:01:54 +0000 admin http://www.scriptsforapple.com/?p=1747 One of the more curious aspects of AppleScript that inexperienced scripters are not aware of (and even more experienced scripters often overlook) is the fact that you can use the greater than [>] operator and the less than [<] operator with dates to determine, for instance, which of two given dates occurs first in the [...]]]> http://www.scriptsforapple.com/working-with-dates-and-using-math-operators/feed/ 117 Working with Dates in AppleScript http://www.scriptsforapple.com/working-with-dates-in-applescript/ http://www.scriptsforapple.com/working-with-dates-in-applescript/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:51:49 +0000 admin http://www.scriptsforapple.com/?p=1738 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 [...]]]> http://www.scriptsforapple.com/working-with-dates-in-applescript/feed/ 345 More on List Dialogs http://www.scriptsforapple.com/more-on-list-dialogs/ http://www.scriptsforapple.com/more-on-list-dialogs/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:07:47 +0000 admin http://www.scriptsforapple.com/?p=34 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.

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