The "-batch" command allows a bunch of AppleScript commands to be batched up for later execution The "-read" command can be used to read from the keyboard into an AppleScript variable.

Donagrandi Software also built in four AppleScript commands that are also recordable, according to Richard Donagrandi of Donagrandi Software and an independent Mac software developer.

AppleScript is supported broadly by Mac applications, and can be used in everything from automating simple, repetitive tasks to building complex series of command sequences to handle a variety of ...

The API for implementing the AppleScript commands in third-party programs is still available as it always has been, but in implementing the changes to correct the importing problems with the ...

One of the system app updates we covered on AppStories this week that I’m most excited about is Mail. The app will finally introduce several advanced features this fall, including: Undo send, allowing ...

In a survey, Adobe asks its developers about scripting support in Creative Suite. But it sure looks as if coders are being asked to choose between AppleScript and something else.

Actually, the web export and webserver functionality seems to have been beefed up in general. A few new AppleScript commands have been added, and the AppleScript system in general has been reworked.

The code is executed using the LiveCode “do as AppleScript” command. The dynamic compilation of AppleScript code prevents dependencies associated with a specific version of FileMaker software, which ...