Standard Scripting Addition Commands
This section is a catalogue of the scripting addition commands present in a standard installation of Mac OS X.
Tip
For load script, store script,
and run script, see Section 9.6.
For the POSIX file class, see Section 13.7 and Section 14.5. For digital
hub scripting, folder action, and CGI events, see Chapter 24. For the do shell script
command, see Chapter 23.
Dialogs
These scripting addition commands put up dialogs. The dialog will appear in whatever application is being targeted at the moment, or in the host application if no application is being targeted.
Noises
The following commands can be invoked to produce a sound alert.
File and Machine Information
The following commands can be used to get information about a file or your system.
File Data
These are scripting addition commands that read and write file data.
String and Clipboard
The following commands can be used to obtain a string or collect something from the Clipboard.
Numbers and Dates
The following commands are used for working with numbers and dates.
Miscellaneous
These are scripting addition commands I couldn’t categorize.
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