Applescript: The Comprehensive Guide to Scripting And Automation on MAC OS X

Updating the 2004 edition for AppleScript 1.10/Mac OS X Tiger, an e-publisher presents "one of Mac OS's greatest secrets": an object-oriented scripting language to automate tasks. In a guide organized with an emphasis on users' needs rather than language specifications, Rosenthal proceeds from the basics to power applications (e.g., scripting iTunes + iPod, automating Unix applications, and tapping into the lucrative business of AppleScript automation). Subjects he chose to minimally cover are AppleScript Studio, Unix shell scripts, and Automator. Purchasers of this book are eligible for a discount on a PDF-version eBook companion. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The founder of Custom Flow Solutions, Hanaan Rosenthal developed his first drawing program and published a programming newsletter at the age of 11. He became a digital media and prepress consultant in 1991, specializing in Mac publishing. In 1996, he took on his first full-blown AppleScript automation project and never looked back. Since then he has helped reshape the workflow of numerous publishing companies and departments creating systems that save their owners millions of dollars and thousands of man-hours annually. His clients include Fidelity Investments, Wellington Management, The Boston Globe, and Showtime Networks.