Index

A number represents a single reference to a topic.
A number with a "+" sign represents a longer discussion of a topic.


Symbols   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   Y   

Symbols
* operator 1
+ operator 1
/ operator 1
= operator 1
& (concatenation) operator 1
& operator 1
& operator 1
> operator 1
>= operator 1
< operator 1
<= operator 1
" character 1
\ character 1
^ operator 1
{} characters 1
| in identifiers 1
| in syntax definitions 1
A
a reference to operator 1 2 3 4 5
about handler parameter label 1
above handler parameter label 1
absolute object specifiers 1
activate command 1
adding folder items to Folder Actions handler 1
addition operator 1
addition
  of date values 1
administrator privileges parameter
  of command do shell script 1
after reserved word 1
against handler parameter label 1
alert volume parameter
  of command set volume 1
alias class 1
alias
  specifying a file by 1
aliases and files 1+
aliases
  working with 1
altering line endings parameter
  of command do shell script 1
and operator 1
angle brackets in scripts 1+
apart from handler parameter label 1
Apple event code 1
Apple events 1
AppleScript character set (Unicode) 1
AppleScript constant 1
  AppleScript 1
  current application 1
AppleScript global constants 1
AppleScript property
  missing value 1
  pi constant 1
  result 1
  text constants 1
  text item delimiters 1
  version 1
AppleScript suite 1
AppleScript
  commands 1
  constants 1
  defined 1
  error numbers 1 2 3 4
  fundamentals 1+
  keywords 1 2+
  lexical conventions 1+
  script objects 1+
  unsupported terms 1
  variables and properties 1+
application class 1
application commands 1
application object 1
applications
  remote 1
arbitrary reference form 1
arithmetic, date-time 1
around handler parameter label 1
as (coercion) operator 1
as operator 1 2
as parameter
  of command choose application 1
  of command display alert 1
  of command do shell script 1
  of command get 1
  of command path to (application) 1
  of command path to (folder) 1
  of command read 1
  of command the clipboard 1
  of command write 1
as user name parameter
  of command mount volume 1
ASCII character command 1
ASCII number command 1
aside from handler parameter label 1
assignment statement 1
associativity, of operators 1
at handler parameter label 1
B
back of reserved words 1
back reserved word 1 2
backslash character in text 1
beep command 1
before parameter
  of command read 1
before reserved word 1
beginning reserved word 1
begins with operator 1
behind reserved word 1
below handler parameter label 1
beneath handler parameter label 1
beside handler parameter label 1
between handler parameter label 1
binary operator 1
Bonjour
  and remote applications 1 2
  service types 1
boolean class 1
Boolean constants 1 2 3
boolean expressions 1
brackets 1
but keyword 1
buttons parameter
  of command display alert 1
  of command display dialog 1
by handler parameter label 1
C
cancel button name parameter
  of command choose from list 1
cancel button parameter
  of command display alert 1
  of command display dialog 1
case attribute 1
character element 1
character
  elements of a text object 1
chevrons 1 2
child script objects 1
choose application command 1
choose color command 1
choose file command 1
choose file name command 1
choose folder command 1
choose from list command 1
choose remote application command 1
choose URL command 1
class class 1
class property 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
class
  defined 1
  reference 1+
classes
  mutable 1
Clipboard Commands suite 1
clipboard info command 1
close access command 1
closing folder window for Folder Actions handler 1
coercion operator (as) 1
coercion
  see object conversion 1
comes after operator 1
comes before operator 1
commands
  AppleScript 1
  application 1
  defined 1
  direct parameter of 1
  reference 1+
  scripting addition 1
  target of 1
  user-defined 1
  waiting for completion of 1
comments 1
  block 1
  end-of-line 1
completion
  of commands 1
compound statements 1
concatenation operator (&) 1 2
considering / ignoring (application responses) control statement 1
considering / ignoring (text comparison) control statement 1
considering and ignoring statements 1
considering statements (application responses) 1
considering statements (string comparison) 1
constant class 1
constant
  defined 1
constants
  AppleScript 1
  Boolean 1 2 3
  days of the week 1
  months of the year 1
  text 1
  white space 1
constructor functions 1
containers 1
contains operator 1 2
contains, is contained by operator 1
contents property 1 2 3 4
continue statement
  defined 1
  in script objects 1
control statements reference 1+
conventions in this book 1
copy command 1
count command 1
current application and parent property 1
current application constant 1
current date command 1
current script 1
current target 1 2
D
date class 1
date string property 1
date, relative 1
date-time arithmetic 1
day property 1
days of the week constants 1
debugging tips 1
  flow of control 1
  log statements 1
  third party debuggers 1
default answer parameter
  of command display dialog 1
default button parameter
  of command display alert 1
  of command display dialog 1
default color parameter
  of command choose color 1
default items parameter
  of command choose from list 1
default location parameter
  of command choose file 1
  of command choose file name 1
  of command choose folder 1
default name parameter
  of command choose file name 1
delay command 1
delegation 1
diacriticals attribute 1
dictionary
  defined 1
  displaying 1
  when not available 1
direct parameter of commands 1
display alert command 1
display dialog command 1
display notification command 1
displaying parameter
  of command say 1
div operator 1
do shell script command 1
does not come after operator 1 2
does not come before operator 1
does not contain operator 1
does not equal operator 1
double angle brackets 1+
double-quote character 1
E
editable URL parameter
  of command choose URL 1
eighth reserved word 1
elements of objects 1
ellipsis in syntax definitions 1
else clause 1
else if clause 1
empty list 1
empty selection allowed parameter
  of command choose from list 1
enabling remote applications 1
end reserved word 1
ends with operator 1 2
eppc-style specifier 1
equal operator 1
equal, is not equal to operator 1
equals operator 1
error control statement 1
error numbers
  AppleScript 1 2 3 4
  defined 1
error reporting parameter
  of command open location 1
error
  expression 1
  handlers 1
  handling 1
  message 1
  user cancelled 1
errors
  resignaling in scripts 1
  signaling in scripts 1
  types of 1
  working with 1+
evaluation
  defined 1
  of expressions 1
Event Log History window 1
event timed out error message 1
every reference form 1
every reserved word 1
exit control statement 1
exit from repeat loop 1
explicit run handlers 1
exponent operator (^) 1
expressions 1
  boolean 1
  evaluation of 1
F
false constant 1 2
fifth reserved word 1
file class 1
File Commands suite 1
File Read/Write suite 1
files and aliases 1+
files, specifying
  by alias 1
  by name 1
  by pathname 1
filter reference form 1
first reserved word 1
Folder Actions reference 1+
folder creation parameter
  of command path to (folder) 1
for handler parameter label 1
for parameter
  of command clipboard info 1
  of command read 1
  of command write 1
fourth reserved word 1
from handler parameter label 1
from parameter
  of command path to (folder) 1
  of command random number 1
  of command read 1
from reserved word 1
from table parameter
  of command localized string 1
front of reserved words 1
front reserved word 1 2
frontmost property 1
G
get command 1
get eof command 1
get volume settings command 1
given handler parameter label 1
giving up after parameter
  of command display alert 1
  of command display dialog 1
global constants
  of AppleScript 1
global variables 1 2
  persistence of 1
  scope of 1
greater than operator 1 2
greater than or equal to operator 1
greater than, less than operator 1
H
handle CGI request (unsupported) 1
handlers
  call syntax
   labeled parameters 1
   positional parameters 1 2
  calling from a tell statement 1
  defined 1
  defining simple 1
  defining syntax
   labeled parameters 1
   no parameters 1
   positional parameters 1 2
  errors in 1
  for errors 1
  for stay-open script applications 1+
  idle 1
  in script applications 1
  libraries of 1
  open 1
  overview 1+
  quit 1
  recursive 1
  reference 1+
  run 1
  scope of identifiers declared within 1
has parameter
  of command system attribute 1
hidden answer parameter
  of command display dialog 1
hyphens attribute 1 2
I
id property 1 2 3
ID reference form 1
id reserved word 1
identifiers 1
idle handlers 1
if (compound) control statement 1
if (simple) control statement 1
ignoring statements (application responses) 1
ignoring statements (string comparison) 1
implicit run handlers 1
implicitly specified subcontainers 1
in AppleTalk zone parameter
  of command mount volume 1
in back of reserved words 1
in bundle parameter
  of command localized string 1
  of command path to resource 1
in directory parameter
  of command path to resource 1
in front of reserved words 1
in parameter
  of command offset 1
  of command run script 1
  of command store script 1
  of command summarize 1
in
  for specifying a container 1
  with date objects 1
index reference form 1
index reserved word 1
info for command 1
inheritance 1+
  examples of 1
initializing script objects 1+
input volume parameter
  of command set volume 1
insertion point 1
insertion point object
  and index reference form 1
  and relative reference form 1
instead of handler parameter label 1
integer class 1
integral division operator 1
internet address (unsupported) 1
Internet suite 1
into handler parameter label 1
invisibles parameter
  of command choose file 1
  of command choose folder 1
  of command list folder 1
is contained by operator 1 2
is equal to operator 1
is not contained by operator 1
is not equal to operator 1
is not greater than operator 1
is not less than operator 1
is not operator 1
is operator 1
it keyword 1
item element 1
items 1 2
its reserved word 1
K
keywords, AppleScript 1 2
L
labeled parameters, of handlers 1
language elements in syntax definitions 1
large lists
  inserting in 1
last reserved word 1
launch command 1
length property 1 2 3
less than operator 1 2
less than or equal to operator 1
libraries of handlers 1
lifetime of variables and properties 1
linefeed constant 1
list class 1
list disks command 1
list folder command 1
lists
  inserting in large 1
  merging 1
literal expressions 1
load script command 1 2
local variables 1 2 3
  scope of 1
localized string command 1
location parameters 1
log command 1
log statements 1
loop variable 1 2
lowercase letters 1
M
me keyword 1
merging lists 1
message parameter
  of command display alert 1
middle reference form 1
middle reserved word 1
Miscellaneous Commands suite 1
missing value constant 1
mod operator 1
month property 1
months of the year constants 1
mount volume command 1
moving folder window for Folder Actions handler 1
multiple selections allowed parameter
  of command choose application 1
  of command choose file 1
  of command choose folder 1
  of command choose from list 1
multiplication operator (*) 1
mutable classes 1
my reserved word 1
my
  in tell statements 1
N
name property 1 2
name reference form 1
name
  specifying a file by 1
named reserved word 1
nested tell statements 1
  examples 1
ninth reserved word 1
not operator 1
number class 1
numeric literal 1
O
object conversion (coercion) 1
object conversion
  table of supported conversions 1
object specifiers 1 2
  absolute 1
  contents of 1
  evaluating with contents property 1
  implicitly specified subcontainers 1
  in reference objects 1
  relative 1
objects
  elements of 1
  properties of 1
  script
   initializing 1+
   parent 1+
   sending commands to 1
  using in AppleScript 1
of me
  in tell statements 1
of my keyword 1
of parameter
  of command offset 1
of type parameter
  of command choose file 1
of
  for specifying a container 1
  with date objects 1
offset command 1
OK button name parameter
  of command choose from list 1
on handler parameter label 1
on server parameter
  of command mount volume 1
onto handler parameter label 1
open for access command 1
open handlers 1
open location command 1
opening folder Folder Actions handler 1
operators
  binary 1
  defined 1
  listed, with descriptions 1+
  precedence 1
  reference 1+
  unary 1
or operator 1
out of handler parameter label 1
output muted parameter
  of command set volume 1
output volume parameter
  of command set volume 1
over handler parameter label 1
P
paragraph element 1
parameter variables 1 2
parameters
  direct 1
  in continue statements 1
  labeled 1
  location 1
  passing by reference versus value 1
  patterned 1
  positional 1 2
parent property 1
parent script objects 1+
password parameter
  of command do shell script 1
path to (application) command 1
path to (folder) command 1
path to resource command 1
pathname
  specifying a file by 1
paths, specifying a file with 1
patterned parameters 1
persistence
  of global variables 1
  of script properties 1
pi constant 1
placeholders in syntax definitions 1
plural object names 1
plus symbol (+) 1
positional parameters, of handlers 1 2
POSIX file class 1
POSIX files
  using with files and aliases 1+
POSIX path property 1
possessive notation ('s) 1
possessive object names 1
precedence
  of attributes 1
  of operations 1
properties
  declaring 1
  lifetime of 1
  of objects 1
  of script objects 1
  scope of 1
property reference form 1
punctuation attribute 1
put, (Deprecated--use copy) 1
Q
quit handlers 1
quoted form property 1
R
random number command 1
range reference form 1
raw apple events 1
raw data
  displayed by AppleScript 1
  entering in a script 1
raw format 1
read command 1
real class 1
record class 1
recursion 1
recursive handlers 1
reference class 1
reference forms 1+
  arbitrary 1
  defined 1
  every 1
  filter 1
  ID 1
  index 1
  middle 1
  name 1
  property 1
  range 1
  relative 1
relative object specifiers 1
relative reference form 1
relative to
  with date objects 1
remainder operator 1
remote applications 1
  choosing 1
  enabling 1
  targeting 1
removing folder items from Folder Actions handler 1
reopen command 1
repeat (forever) control statement 1
repeat (number) times control statement 1
repeat control statements 1
repeat until control statement 1
repeat while control statement 1
repeat with loopVariable (from startValue to stopValue) control statement 1
repeat with loopVariable (in list) control statement 1
replacing parameter
  of command store script 1
reserved words (see keywords) 1
rest of property 1
rest property 1
Result pane 1 2
result property 1
result variable 1
result, of statement 1
return character
  in text objects 1
return constant 1
return statement 1
  in handler definition 1
returning, Deprecated reserved word 1
reverse property 1 2
RGB color class 1
round command 1
rounding parameter
  of command round 1
run command 1
run handlers 1
  explicit 1
  implicit 1
  in script objects 1 2
run script command 1
running property 1
runTarget parameter
  of command run 1
S
saving to parameter
  of command say 1
say command 1
scope
  of variables and properties 1
  shadowing 1 2
script applications 1
  calling 1
  handlers for 1
  Mac OS 9 compatible 1
  modern bundle format 1
  startup screen in 1
  stay-open 1
script class 1
Script Editor
  Event Log History window 1 2
  location in system 1
  overview 1
script objects 1+
  child 1
  contents of 1
  defined 1
  initializing 1+
  parent 1+
  scope of identifiers declared at top level of 1
  sending commands to 1
  syntax of 1
script properties
  persistence of 1
  scope of 1
script, current 1
scripting addition
  command 1
  overview 1
scripting components command 1
Scripting suite 1
second reserved word 1
set command 1 2
set eof command 1
set the clipboard to command 1
set volume command 1
seventh reserved word 1
short-circuiting, during evaluation 1
showing package contents parameter
  of command choose file 1
  of command choose folder 1
showing parameter
  of command choose URL 1
simple statements 1
since handler parameter label 1
sixth reserved word 1
size parameter
  of command info for 1
slash symbol (/) 1
some reserved word 1
sound name parameter
  of command display notification 1
space constant 1
special characters
  in identifiers 1
  in text 1
Standard suite 1
starting at parameter
  of command write 1
starts with operator 1 2
starts with, ends with operator 1
startup screen in script applications 1
statements 1
  compound 1
  simple 1
stay-open script applications 1
store script command 1
storing values in variables 1
string class 1
String Commands suite 1
subtitle parameter
  of command display notification 1
subtraction of date values 1
suites
  AppleScript 1
  Clipboard Commands 1
  File Commands 1
  File Read/Write 1
  Internet 1
  Miscellaneous Commands 1
  Scripting 1
  Standard 1
  String Commands 1
  User Interaction 1
summarize command 1
synonyms for whose 1
system attribute command 1
system info command 1
T
tab character
  in text objects 1
tab constant 1
target, current 1 2
target
  of commands 1
targeting remote applications 1
tell (compound) control statement 1
tell (simple) control statement 1
tell statements 1 2
  nested 1
  nested, examples of 1
tenth reserved word 1
terminating
  handler execution 1
  repeat statement execution 1
test
  Boolean 1
  in filter reference form 1
text class 1
text element 1
text item delimiters
  AppleScript property 1
text literal 1
text
  as replacement for string 1
  constants 1 2
  special characters in 1
that reserved word 1
the clipboard command 1
the reserved word (syntactic no-op) 1
then reserved word 1
third reserved word 1
through handler parameter label 1
through reserved word 1
thru handler parameter label 1
thru reserved word 1
time property 1
time string property 1
time to GMT command 1
timeout, default value 1
times reserved word 1
to parameter
  of command copy 1
  of command random number 1
  of command read 1
  of command set 1
  of command set eof 1
  of command write 1
transaction reserved word 1
true constant 1 2
try control statement 1
try statements 1
U
unary operators 1
under handler parameter label 1
Unicode text class 1
unit types class 1
Unix executable
  making script into 1
unsupported terms 1
until parameter
  of command read 1
uppercase letters 1
use (AppleScript) control statement 1
use (application or script) control statement 1
use (framework) control statement 1
use (scripting additions) control statement 1
user cancelled error 1
User Interaction suite 1
user name parameter
  of command do shell script 1
user-defined commands 1
using delimiter parameter
  of command read 1
using delimiters parameter
  of command read 1
using parameter
  of command say 1
using terms from control statement 1
V
variables 1
  declaring 1
  declaring with copy command 1
  declaring with set command 1
  defined 1
  global 1 2 3
  lifetime of 1
  local 1 2 3 4
  scope of 1 2
version property 1 2 3
vertical bar character (|) in identifiers 1
vertical bars (|)
  in syntax definitions 1
W
waiting until completion parameter
  of command say 1
web page (unsupported) 1
weekday property 1
where reserved word 1 2
while reserved word 1
white space attribute 1
white space constants 1
whose reserved word 1
whose
  synonyms for 1
with clause 1
with icon parameter
  of command display dialog 1 2 3
with parameters parameter
  of command run script 1
with password parameter
  of command mount volume 1
with prompt parameter
  of command choose application 1
  of command choose file 1
  of command choose file name 1
  of command choose folder 1
  of command choose from list 1
  of command choose remote application 1
with seed parameter
  of command random number 1
with timeout control statement 1
with timeout statements 1 2
with title parameter
  of command choose application 1
  of command choose from list 1
  of command choose remote application 1
  of command display dialog 1
  of command display notification 1
with transaction control statement 1
without clause 1
word element 1
working with errors 1
write command 1
write permission parameter
  of command open for access 1
Y
year property 1


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