Learning AppleScript for Beginners » set 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 AppleScript – When to Use Set and When to Use Copy http://www.scriptsforapple.com/applescript-when-to-use-set-and-when-to-use-copy/ http://www.scriptsforapple.com/applescript-when-to-use-set-and-when-to-use-copy/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:04:58 +0000 admin http://www.scriptsforapple.com/?p=518 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 [...]]]> http://www.scriptsforapple.com/applescript-when-to-use-set-and-when-to-use-copy/feed/ 26 Using AppleScript Dialogs to Invoke actions http://www.scriptsforapple.com/using-applescript-dialogs-to-invoke-actions/ http://www.scriptsforapple.com/using-applescript-dialogs-to-invoke-actions/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:41:21 +0000 admin http://www.scriptsforapple.com/?p=7 If you remember from my last post, we ended up with this dialog which had to be encompassed by a ‘try clause’ to prevent an error message from being generated by activating the ‘Cancel’ button. In this post, I will begin by modifying the script below to show you how you can use data returned [...]]]> http://www.scriptsforapple.com/using-applescript-dialogs-to-invoke-actions/feed/ 47