Apple Automator with AppleScript Bible
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Thomas Myer is a consultant, technical author, and speaker. He owns Triple Dog Dare Media and specializes in many aspects of Linux- and Mac-based development, including Web content management systems, blogs, wikis, dashboard widgets, iPhone applications, UNIX systems programming, and Applescripting. He is the author of five books, including Professional CodeIgniter and Mac OS X UNIX Toolbox.

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Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Quick Start: Dive into Automator and AppleScript.

Part I: The Fundamentals of Automation.

Chapter 1: What Is Automation?

Chapter 2: Automation from a User’s Perspective.

Chapter 3: Automator Basics.

Chapter 4: Advanced Automator Topics.

Part II: A Detailed Look at AppleScript.

Chapter 5: AppleScript Basics.

Chapter 6: AppleScript Objects and Dictionaries.

Chapter 7: Working with Variables and Properties.

Chapter 8: Operators, Expressions, and Statements.

Chapter 9: Conditionals and Loops.

Chapter 10: Handling User Input.

Chapter 11: AppleScript Subroutines.

Chapter 12: Applets and Droplets.

Chapter 13: Folder Actions.

Chapter 14: AppleScript Studio.

Part III: Automation Projects.

Chapter 15: Ten Automation Projects for Files and Folders.

Chapter 16: Ten Automation Projects for Music and Audio Files.

Chapter 17: Ten Automation Projects for Photos and Images.

Chapter 18: Ten Automation Projects for Text Files.

Chapter 19: Ten Custom Automation Projects.

Part IV: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Automator Resources.

Appendix B: AppleScript Resources.

Appendix C: AppleScript Reference.

Appendix D: Automator Actions and Variables.

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