Mac OS X Developer Release Notes AppleScript (Mac OS X v10.4 and earlier)

This document contains the AppleScript release notes for Mac OS X v10.4, its updates, and for earlier versions. For AppleScript release notes for Mac OS X v10.5 and its updates, please refer to the current release notes for AppleScript (AppleScript Release Notes).

AppleScript versions 1.10.2, 1.10.4 and 1.10.5 shipped pre-installed on certain Macintosh models. AppleScript users who currently have AppleScript 1.10.4 or 1.10.5 should update to version 1.10.6 or later.

Contents:

Mac OS X v10.4.7 - AppleScript 1.10.7
Mac OS X v10.4.6 - AppleScript 1.10.6
Mac OS X v10.4.3 - AppleScript 1.10.3
Mac OS X v10.4.2 - Standard Additions 1.10.1
Mac OS X v10.4 - AppleScript 1.10
Mac OS X v10.3.5 - Standard Additions 1.9.4
Mac OS X v10.3.2 - AppleScript 1.9.3
Mac OS X v10.3 - AppleScript 1.9.2
Mac OS X v10.2.3 - AppleScript 1.9.1
Mac OS X v10.2 - AppleScript 1.9
AppleScript 1.8.3
April 2002 Developer Tools Update - AppleScript 1.8.2
Mac OS X v10.1.2 - AppleScript 1.8.1
December 2001 Developer Tools Update - AppleScript 1.8
Mac OS X v10.1 - AppleScript 1.7
Mac OS X v10.0 - AppleScript 1.6


Mac OS X v10.4.7 - AppleScript 1.10.7

AppleScript 1.10.7 is included with Mac OS X version 10.4.7 and requires Mac OS X version 10.4 or later.

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Mac OS X v10.4.6 - AppleScript 1.10.6

AppleScript 1.10.6 is included with Mac OS X version 10.4.6 and requires Mac OS X version 10.4 or later.

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Mac OS X v10.4.3 - AppleScript 1.10.3

AppleScript 1.10.3 is included with Mac OS X version 10.4.3 and requires Mac OS X version 10.4 or later.

Developer Notes

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Mac OS X v10.4.2 - Standard Additions 1.10.1

Standard Additions 1.10.1 is included with Mac OS X version 10.4.2 and requires Mac OS X version 10.4 or later. It contains changes to the do shell script command. Note that only Standard Additions has changed in this release, the AppleScript runtime has not changed and its version number remains 1.10.

Bug Fixes

Standard Additions

Mac OS X v10.4 - AppleScript 1.10

AppleScript 1.10 is included with Mac OS X version 10.4 and requires Mac OS X version 10.4 or later. It contains many new features and enhancements, and corrects problems found with AppleScript 1.9.3 and earlier versions.

AppleScript 1.10 can use scripts developed for any version of AppleScript from 1.1 through 1.9.3, any scripting addition created for AppleScript 1.5 or later for Mac OS X, and any scriptable application for Mac OS 7.1 or later.

A script created with AppleScript 1.10 can be used by any version of AppleScript back to version 1.1, provided it does not use features of AppleScript, scripting additions, or scriptable applications that are unavailable in that version.

Special Notes

Developer Notes

New Features and Enhancements

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Mac OS X v10.3.5 - Standard Additions 1.9.4

Standard Additions 1.9.4 is included with Mac OS X version 10.3.5 and requires Mac OS X version 10.3 or later. It contains improvements to the set volume command as well as a new get volume settings command. Note that only Standard Additions has changed in this release, the AppleScript runtime has not changed and its version number remains 1.9.3.

New Features and Enhancements

Standard Additions

Bug Fixes

Standard Additions

Mac OS X v10.3.2 - AppleScript 1.9.3

AppleScript 1.9.3 is included with Mac OS X version 10.3.2 and requires Mac OS X version 10.3 or later.

Developer Notes

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Mac OS X v10.3 - AppleScript 1.9.2

AppleScript 1.9.2 is included with Mac OS X version 10.3 and requires Mac OS X version 10.3 or later. It contains many new features and enhancements, and corrects problems found with AppleScript 1.9.1 and earlier versions.

AppleScript 1.9.2 can use scripts developed for any version of AppleScript from 1.1 through 1.9.1, any scripting addition created for AppleScript 1.5 or later for Mac OS X, and any scriptable application for Mac OS 7.1 or later.

A script created with AppleScript 1.9.2 can be used by any version of AppleScript back to version 1.1, provided it does not use features of AppleScript, scripting additions, or scriptable applications that are unavailable in that version.

Special Notes

Developer Notes

New Features and Enhancements

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Command Line Tools

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Mac OS X v10.2.3 - AppleScript 1.9.1

AppleScript 1.9.1 is included with Mac OS X version 10.2.3 and requires Mac OS X version 10.2 or later.

Developer Notes

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Mac OS X v10.2 - AppleScript 1.9

AppleScript 1.9 is included with Mac OS X version 10.2 and requires Mac OS X version 10.2 or later. It contains several new features and enhancements, and corrects problems found with AppleScript 1.8.3 and earlier versions.

AppleScript 1.9 can use scripts developed for any version of AppleScript from 1.1 through 1.8.3, any scripting addition created for AppleScript 1.5 or later for Mac OS X, and any scriptable application for Mac OS 7.1 or later.

A script created with AppleScript 1.9 can be used by any version of AppleScript back to version 1.1, provided it does not use features of AppleScript, scripting additions, or scriptable applications that are unavailable in that version.

Developer Notes

New Features and Enhancements

Standard Additions

Script Menu

Folder Actions

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

Standard Additions

AppleScript 1.8.3

AppleScript 1.8.3 for Mac OS X is available as an independent Software Update and requires Mac OS X version 10.1 or later.

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

Standard Additions

April 2002 Developer Tools Update - AppleScript 1.8.2

AppleScript 1.8.2 for Mac OS X is included with the April 2002 Developer Tools Update and requires Mac OS X version 10.1 or later.

New Features and Enhancements

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Command Line Tools

Mac OS X v10.1.2 - AppleScript 1.8.1

AppleScript 1.8.1 is included with Mac OS X version 10.1.2 and requires Mac OS X version 10.1 or later.

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

December 2001 Developer Tools Update - AppleScript 1.8

AppleScript 1.8 for Mac OS X is included with the December 2001 Developer Tools Update and requires Mac OS X version 10.1 or later.

Developer Notes

New Features and Enhancements

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Command Line Tools

Mac OS X v10.1 - AppleScript 1.7

AppleScript 1.7 is included with Mac OS X version 10.1 and requires Mac OS X version 10.1 or later.

Developer Notes

New Features and Enhancements

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

Standard Additions

Command Line Tools

Mac OS X v10.0 - AppleScript 1.6

AppleScript 1.6 is included with Mac OS X version 10.0 and requires Mac OS X version 10.0 or later.

Developer Notes

New Features and Enhancements

AppleScript

Command Line Tools

Bug Fixes

AppleScript

Standard Additions





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