Guy Hart-Davis 
AppleScript: A Beginner’s Guide 

Essential Skills–Made Easy!Learn to program in Apple Script, the versatile scripting language built right into Mac OS X and supported by most major applications. Apple Script: A Beginner’s Guide shows you how to write powerful scripts with the Apple Script Editor to automate tasks, save time and effort, and automatically generate documents, spreadsheets, and e-mail messages. Debugging and error handling are also covered in this fast-paced tutorial.Designed for Easy Learning Key Skills & Concepts–Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter Ask the Expert–Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips Try This–Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills Notes–Extra information related to the topic being covered Tips–Helpful reminders or alternative ways of doing things Cautions–Errors and pitfalls to avoid Annotated Syntax–Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated Ready-to-use code at www.mhprofessional.com/computingdownload Guy Hart-Davis is the author of Mac OS X Leopard Quick Steps, How to Do Everything i Pod, i Phone, & i Tunes, Fifth Edition, HTML, XHTML & CSS Quick Steps, and several other computer books.