Now that you've mastered the tell command, it's time to introduce some of the other AppleScript commands that you may encounter. This command will allow you to open a specific location (either on your ...

In 1992 Apple Computer began incorporating AppleScript as part of System 7.1, a version of the Classic Macintosh Operating System that predated Mac OS X. This plain-speech scripting language enables ...

We know that there are some diehard AppleScript fans out there, so we thought telling you about "ash" might be a good idea. Ash (as in bash) is a Perl-based script from Hayne of Tintangel where you ...

Applescript, that amazing resource many Mac users ignore because they think it’s too complex. Guys, Applescript is an amazing tool to get things done automatically, though I recognize many of you just ...

Before you can build your first AppleScript you need to know some basics: what a script-able application is and how to use the Script Editor. Script-able Applications Basically, script-able ...

Developers, take note: Donagrandi Software has unleashed RBdbMaker 1.2, a development environment tool for REALbasic developers using REALbasic’s built-in database engine. The SQL console now supports ...

There is not always “an app for that.” There are many complex and repetitive tasks we perform in the academic world which depend on technology but which cannot be carried out by a single software ...

The latest update to iPhoto '11 is supposed to fix some upgrading and library conversion errors, but the latest version also seems to break some AppleScript functions that some third-party programs ...

I have an Applescript command that basically just mounts a network drive. I want to add a line that first checks to see if the drive is mounted. Does anyone know how to go about doing that? What ...