Our AppleScript book would not be complete without a description and reference information on the many scripting additions or “osaxen” that veteran scripters use in almost every script (remember display dialog or current date ?). Appendix A covers the Standard Additions (a group of scripting additions that Apple Computer bundles with the OS installation) that are installed with both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. This section describes each of the Standard Additions (e.g., ASCII number, beep, choose application) and any parameters that these osax commands use. Appendix B, is a list of URLs that are relevant to AppleScript users.
This appendix focuses on the several dozen Standard Addition scripting additions, which are installed along with Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. These are extensions to the built-in AppleScript commands that you can use virtually anywhere in your script (Chapter 1 also discusses scripting additions). The Standard Additions are located in the startup disk:System Folder:Scripting Additions folder in OS 9 and, with Mac OS X, /System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/ (the primary location on OS X).
This is an extensive list of web pages relating to Macintosh scripting and AppleScript.
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