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Part III. AppleScript In Action

Part III is about AppleScript in practice. The previous section described the AppleScript language; that is your sword. Now, wielding this sword, you will go forth to do battle; this section is about the battle—the practical side of actually using AppleScript to get something done.

The chapters are:

Chapter 20, Dictionaries

Chapter 21, Scripting Additions

Chapter 22, Speed

Chapter 23, Scriptable Applications

Chapter 24, Unscriptable Applications

Chapter 25, Unix

Chapter 26, Triggering Scripts Automatically

Chapter 27, Writing Applications

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