Overview
This book focuses on teaching the reader how to program using AppleScript, the language that controls and automates applications on Mac OS X. Unlike other books on AppleScript, AppleScript Studio Programming for the Absolute Beginner focuses on AppleScript's role in supporting the development of AppleScript Studio applications. AppleScript Studio comes free with Mac OS X and provides the framework and integrated development environment for creating applications that include fully functional graphical user interfaces. Throughout the book, users will learn the key functionality of both the AppleScript language and the AppleScript Studio application development framework by developing graphical game-based applications that are actually fun to create. Topics covered include values, variables, classes, conditional logic, loop building, strings, lists, records, handlers, and much more. Although intended for readers new to programming, there is also additional coverage of more advanced topics; users will learn to work with drives, files and folders, how to control applications, and how to debug programs and handle errors. The companion CD-ROM includes all of the source code from the book.
Full Product Details
Author: Jerry Lee Ford, Jr.
Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint: Course Technology Inc
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.70cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 22.60cm
Weight: 0.749kg
ISBN: 9781598633030
ISBN 10: 1598633031
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 December 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
PART I - Introducing AppleScript Studio 1. AppleScript Studio Basics 2. The AppleScript Studio Application Development Environment 3. Building a Graphical User Interface PART II - Learning How to Write AppleScripts 4. Working with Values, Variables and Classes 5. Applying Conditional Logic and Building Loops 6. Working with Strings, Lists and Records 7. Organizing Scripts with Handlers PART III - Advanced Topics 8. Working with Drives, Files and Folders 9. Controlling Other Applications 10. Debugging and Error Handling PART IV - Appendices A. What's on the CD-ROM? B. What Next?
Author Information
Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. is an author, educator, and an IT professional with over 21 years of experience in information technology, including roles as an automation analyst, technical manager, technical support analyst, automation engineer, and security analyst. He is the author of 36 books and co-author of two additional books. His published works include Ajax Programming for the Absolute Beginner; HTML, XHTML, and CSS for the Absolute Beginner; XNA 3.1 Game Development for Teens; Scratch Programming for Teens; and Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Programming for the Absolute Beginner. Ford has a master's degree in business administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and has over five years of experience as an adjunct instructor teaching networking courses in information technology.
