Language Guide

APPENDIX B
Scriptable Text Editor Dictionary
354 Scriptable Text Editor Commands
Select B
A Select command is a request to select a text object or bring a Scriptable Text
Editor document or window to the front. Using the Select command to select a
text object is the same as highlighting the text object by double-clicking it or
dragging the cursor across it while holding down the mouse button.
SYNTAX
select referenceToObject
PARAMETER
referenceToObject
A reference to the text object, document, or window to select.
Class: Reference
RESULT
None
EXAMPLE
tell application "Scriptable Text Editor"
select paragraph 5 of document "Introduction"
copy
select paragraph 10 of document "New Introduction"
paste
end tell