Language Guide

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Index
Symbols
" character 62
* operator 166
/ operator 167
– operator 167
& operator 163, 177–178
() in syntax descriptions xix
+ operator 166
<= operator 165
< operator 164
= operator 163
>= operator 164
> operator 164
[] in syntax descriptions xix
\ character 62
^ operator 167
{} 49
| in syntax descriptions xix
 operator 164
 operator 165
 operator 164
 25
«» 83–84
 operator 167
A
adding values to lists 51
addition of date and number values 180–181
addition operator 166
after reserved word 139
alias versus file 144–145
And operator 163
angle brackets in scripts, terms within 83–84
Apple event errors 205, 359–360
Apple Event Registry errors 205, 361
Apple events 14, 314
AppleScript
commands 73–74, 84–117
defined 3
errors 205, 362
extension 14
and non-Roman script systems 317–318
Text Item Delimiters property 158–160
AppleTalk networks 146
AppleTalk zones 146, 148
application commands 72–73, 84–117
application errors 205
Application object class 318–320
application objects 17, 119
application responses attribute 215
applications
customizing using AppleScript 7, 11
integrating using AppleScript 7–8
references to 146–148
on remote computers 148
app reserved word 29
Arbitrary Element reference form 126–127
A Reference To operator 153–154, 168
arithmetic, date-time 180–181
arithmetic operators 166–167, 297
ASCII collating sequence 173
As operator 67, 167, 225
assignment statements 22, 151
associativity, of operators 178–179
attachable applications 11
attaching scripts to objects 241
attributes 214–217
automating activities 5