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AppleScript Language Guide
(HTML)
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Defines the AppleScript scripting language. Includes many brief sample scripts.
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Guides |
2008-03-11
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AppleScript Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces the technology for writing scripts to control applications. Useful for scripters and application developers.
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Guides |
2007-10-31
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AppleScript Studio Terminology Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the scripting terminology for AppleScript Studio, through version 1.4.
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Reference |
2007-10-31
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Automator Framework Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for creating and working with actions used by the Automator application.
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Reference |
2006-10-26
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Automator Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Automtor framework.
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Release Notes |
2007-07-25
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AutoSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
How to run and display Automator workflows in your application.
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2007-05-23
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Checkout Lets You 'Get a Mac, Start a Store': Madebysofa Does It with Python and Cocoa
(HTML)
Success story on how Mac-only Checkout was built using Python and Cocoa.
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Articles |
2007-07-10
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Cocoa and AppleScript: From Top to Bottom
(HTML)
Learn how to activate AppleScript in your application so that users can create scripts.
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Articles |
2004-08-23
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Cocoa Scripting Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to create scriptable Cocoa applications that use the scripting definition (sdef) format.
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Guides |
2008-03-11
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Foundation Release Notes
(HTML)
Describes new features, notes, and known issues for the Foundation framework in Mac OS X v10.5.
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Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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NSAppleEventDescriptor Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to access the basic data structures in an Apple event.
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2007-04-10
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NSAppleEventManager Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to work with Apple event handler routines and to suspend and resume event handling.
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2006-05-23
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NSAppleScript Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes additions to the NSAppleScript class to provide syntax-highlighted script source.
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2006-05-23
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NSAppleScript Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that provides the ability to load, compile, and execute scripts.
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2007-07-10
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NSCloneCommand Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to clone a scriptable object or objects.
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2006-05-23
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NSCloseCommand Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to close a scriptable object or objects--typically a document or window.
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2006-06-28
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NSComparisonMethods Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for default comparison methods in the NSSpecifierTest class.
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2006-05-23
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NSCountCommand Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to count the number of objects of a specified class in the specified object container.
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2006-05-23
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NSCreateCommand Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to create a specified scriptable object.
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2006-05-23
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NSDeleteCommand Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to delete a specified scriptable object or objects.
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2006-05-23
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NSExistsCommand Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to determine whether a specified scriptable object exists.
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2006-05-23
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NSGetCommand Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to get the specified value or object from the specified scriptable object.
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2006-05-23
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NSIndexSpecifier Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the position of an object in a collection.
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2007-04-01
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NSLogicalTest Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to perform logical operations in determining the scriptable objects a command acts on.
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2006-05-23
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NSMiddleSpecifier Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to specify the middle object in a collection.
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2006-05-23
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NSMoveCommand Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to move the specified scriptable object or objects.
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2006-05-23
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NSNameSpecifier Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to specify an object in a collection (or container) by name.
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2006-05-23
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NSPositionalSpecifier Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to specify an insertion point in a container relative to another object in the container.
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2007-06-29
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NSPropertySpecifier Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to specify a simple attribute value, a one-to-one relationship, or all elements of a to-many relationship.
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2006-05-23
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NSQuitCommand Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to quit the specified application.
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2006-05-23
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NSRandomSpecifier Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to specify an arbitrary object in a collection.
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2006-05-23
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NSRangeSpecifier Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to specify a range of objects in a container through two delimiting objects.
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2006-05-23
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NSRelativeSpecifier Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to specify an object in a collection by its position relative to another object.
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2006-06-28
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NSScriptClassDescription Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to encapsulate the scriptability information for a scriptable class.
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2007-07-17
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NSScriptCoercionHandler Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that provides a mechanism for converting one kind of scripting data to another.
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2006-05-23
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NSScriptCommand Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to represent a scripting statement and the information needed to perform the operation it specifies.
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2007-07-20
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NSScriptCommandDescription Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to provide a description of a script command.
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2007-04-10
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NSScriptExecutionContext Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that provides a shared instance of the context in which the current script command is executed.
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2006-05-23
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NSScriptingComparisonMethods Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to define a set of methods for comparing script objects.
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2006-05-23
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NSScriptKeyValueCoding Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to provide additional key-value coding capabilities in a scriptable application.
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2007-10-31
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NSScriptObjectSpecifier Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the abstract class used to instantiate objects that represent references to scriptable objects.
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2007-06-29
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NSScriptObjectSpecifiers Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used by scriptable objects to provide a fully specified object specifier to themselves.
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2006-05-23
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NSScriptSuiteRegistry Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used as the top-level repository of scriptability information for an application at runtime.
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2007-04-10
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NSScriptWhoseTest Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the abstract class used to represent expressions for testing scriptable object inclusion.
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2006-05-23
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NSSetCommand Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to set values in a scriptable object.
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2006-05-23
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NSSpecifierTest Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to apply a test to compare a specified object to another object.
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2006-06-28
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NSUniqueIDSpecifier Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to specify an object in a container by unique ID.
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2006-05-23
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NSWhoseSpecifier Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to specify every object in a container that matches a defined condition.
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2006-06-28
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NSWindowScripting Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the category on NSWindow for scripting basic properties and commands of windows in scriptable applications.
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2006-05-23
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Ruby and Python Programming Topics for Mac OS X
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes Ruby and Python on Mac OS X, and especially the bridges between them and Objective-C and OSA (AppleScript).
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Guides |
2007-10-31
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SBApplication Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an Objective-C representation of a scriptable application.
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2007-05-29
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SBApplicationDelegate Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving and handling Apple event errors from applications.
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2007-05-29
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SBElementArray Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a mutable array for storing related Scripting Bridge objects.
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2007-05-29
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SBObject Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object in a scriptable application.
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2007-05-29
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SBSendEmail
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Using the Scripting Bridge to tell Mail.app to send an email message with an optional attachment.
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2008-02-28
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SBSetFinderComment
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Set/Get Finder Comments using Scripting Bridge
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2007-12-04
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SBSystemPrefs
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to use Scripting Bridge to display a preference pane in System Preferences.
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2008-10-13
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Scripting Bridge Programming Guide for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Scripting Bridge technology, which bridges OSA-compliant applications to Objective-C, and explains how to use it in Cocoa programs.
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Guides |
2008-03-11
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Scripting Bridge Release Note
(HTML)
A release note that describes the classes and techniques used to control scriptable applications from Objective-C code.
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Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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Scripting Interface Guidelines
(HTML)
TN2106: Directions for providing a clean and consistent scripting interface for your application.
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Technical Notes |
2004-03-01
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ScriptingBridgeiCal
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Adding/updating events in iCal using Scripting Bridge.
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Sample Code |
2007-12-13
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Using AppleScript Scripts in Cocoa Applications
(HTML)
TN2084: Explains how to work with AppleScript scripts in your Cocoa application.
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Technical Notes |
2006-09-19
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Using PyObjC for Developing Cocoa Applications with Python
(HTML)
Learn how to build a sample Cocoa app using the Cocoa-Python bridge PyOjbC.
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Articles |
2005-08-15
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XML-RPC and SOAP Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to make remote procedure calls from applications or from AppleScript scripts.
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Guides |
2005-03-03
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