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CHAPTER 2

Overview of AppleScript

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Figure 2-1 How AppleScript works

Script Editor

Writes, records, and runs scripts

AppleScript extension

Application

• Responds to Apple events by performing actions

• Sends Apple events to AppleScript extension

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Apple events

(results)

Apple events

(requests for action)

• Interprets script statements and

sends corresponding Apple events

• Interprets Apple events and sends

results back to the Script Editor

AppleScript

statements

(results)