Re: Applescript to work with text. I'm stuck.

On 2008-05-04 05:41:44 -0400, Fuddled <fuddled@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:

> 2) will a book like Applescript for Dummies cover this sort of thing?
> 
> All this has sure made me feel like a dummy, and I hope some kind
> person has the patience to help me out.

Sorry I didn't answer #2 in the original answer.

Usually you won't find detailed application scripting commands in a 
book like that one unless the author just happened to pick it for an 
example. They tend to use applications that come with a clean OS 
install, TextEdit for instance. Where you can get this sort of 
information is the application's scripting dictionary. Just drag the 
app's icon to the Script Editor icon in the dock or select the "Open 
Dictionary" command in Script Editor's "File" menu and choose it from 
the resulting list.

If you are looking for a place to start with AppleScript then the 
Applescript Language Guide is it. Its located here - 
<http://developer.apple.com/do***entation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptLangGuide/introduction/ASLR_intro.html>

I'd 

suggest you download it in the available PDF format. For a more 
in-depth look I'd suggest Matt Neuburg's "Applescript: The Definitive 
Guide" 2nd edition from O'Reilly press. Amazon.com has it available.
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