Beginning AppleScript

Stephen G. Kochan

ISBN 10: 0764574000 / ISBN 13: 9780764574009

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 2004

About this Item

What is this book about? Geared toward programmers with no prior development knowledge, Beginning AppleScript serves as a comprehensive guide to using AppleScript on the Mac OS X platform. This title introduces the reader to AppleScript, and then illustrates how to efficiently start writing scripts through sample programs as each concept is introduced. Exercises at the end of each chapter allow the reader to test and demonstrate their knowledge on how to write functional scripts. The appendices include a list of other resources for additional developer information, and a summary of the language suitable for reference. Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beginning AppleScript
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764574000
• ISBN 13: 9780764574009
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

What is this book about?

Geared toward programmers with no prior development knowledge, Beginning AppleScript serves as a comprehensive guide to using AppleScript on the Mac OS X platform. This title introduces the reader to AppleScript, and then illustrates how to efficiently start writing scripts through sample programs as each concept is introduced. Exercises at the end of each chapter allow the reader to test and demonstrate their knowledge on how to write functional scripts. The appendices include a list of other resources for additional developer information, and a summary of the language suitable for reference.

About the Author

Stephen G. Kochan has been developing software and writing books for over 20 years. He is the author and coauthor of several best-selling titles on the C language, including Programming in C and Programming in ANSI C (both from Sams Publishing), Programming C for the Mac (Macmillan Computer Publishing), and Topics in C Programming (Wiley Publishing), as well as several Unix titles, including Exploring the Unix System and Unix Shell Programming (both Sams Publishing), and Unix System Security (Hayden Books). His most recent title on Mac programming is Programming in Objective-C (Sams Publishing), which is a tutorial on the primary programming language used on the Mac for application development.