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Reference Library: AppleScript
Apple's suite of developer tools includes tools for creating applications written in AppleScript. Developers can create command-line tools with osascript, simple script-based applications using Script Editor, or complex applications with a standard Aqua user interface using AppleScript Studio.

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AppleScript Language Guide for AppleScript 1.3.7 (HTML) (PDF)
Defines the AppleScript scripting language. Includes many brief sample scripts.
Guides 1999-05-17
AppleScript Release Notes (HTML)
Describes late breaking news and highlights of new or changed features in the latest release of AppleScript.
Release Note 2006-06-30
AppleScript Studio Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to create script-driven applications with complex user interfaces based on Cocoa UI classes. Includes tutorials.
Guides 2006-04-04
AppleScript Studio Release Notes (HTML)
Describes late breaking news and highlights of new or changed features in the latest release of AppleScript Studio.
Release Note 2005-04-29
AppleScript Studio Terminology Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the scripting terminology for AppleScript Studio, through version 1.4.
Reference 2006-09-05
Automator Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for creating and working with actions used by the Automator application.
Reference 2006-05-23
Automator Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the concepts and tasks for developing actions, which are bundles loaded by the Automator application.
Guides 2006-09-05
Automator Release Notes (HTML)
Release Note 2005-06-06
Calling AppleScript from an Application (HTML)
QA1026: Describes how to call an AppleScript from an application written in C.
Technical Q&A 2001-04-10
XML-RPC and SOAP Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to make remote procedure calls from applications or from AppleScript scripts.
Guides 2005-03-03