AppleScript is an English-like, easy-to-understand scripting language built into every Mac. AppleScript can automate hundreds of AppleScript-able applications, performing tasks both large and small, complex and simple.

First AppleScript book to include support for Mac OS X 10.6

Welcome to AppleScript.- Introducing AppleScript.- AppleScript in Principle.- AppleScript in Practice.- Understanding AppleScript.- Writing Scripts in AppleScript Editor.- Understanding How Application Scripting Works.- Learning to Work with AppleScript Objects.- Working with Text.- Working with Numbers.- Working with Dates.- Working with Lists and Records.- Storing Objects in Variables.- More on Commands.- More on Operators and Coercions.- Making Decisions Using Conditionals and Loops.- Making Decisions When Dealing with Errors.- Interacting with the User.- Working with Files.- Organizing Your Code with Handlers.- Organizing Your Code with Script Objects.- Putting AppleScript to Work.- Scripting the File System.- Scripting Apple Applications.- Extending AppleScript with Scripting Additions.- AppleScript Amenities.- Scripting iWork and Office.- Scripting Data and Databases.- Scripting Adobe InDesign.- Interacting with the Unix Command Line.- Using Smile: The AppleScript Integrated Production Environment.- Tips and Techniques for Improving Your Scripts.- Creating Cocoa Applications with AppleScriptObjC.