Language Guide
INDEX
372
B
back of reserved words 139
back reserved word 131, 132
backslash character in strings 62
"Bad Data" error message 317
before reserved word 139
beginning reserved word 132
Begins With operator 165
binary operator 21
Boolean expressions 190
Boolean value class 40
Bounds property 323, 327–328
brackets xix
C
capitalization in AppleScript 28
case attribute 214
case sensitivity 28
cell object 186
Character object class 321–323
characters
in different script systems 318
elements of a string 60
child script objects 271–286
classes
of operands 161–168
of parameters 78, 225
Class value class 41
Clipboard property 318
Closable property 323
Close command 87–88
coercion
of parameters 81
of values 67–70
coercion operator 167
Comes After operator 164
Comes Before operator 164
command definitions
AppleScript
Copy 88–91
Count 92–96
Error 210–212
Get 100–102
Run 110–112
Set 113–117
Scriptable Text Editor 345–355
Copy 347
Cut 348
Data Size 349
Duplicate 349
Make 350
Move 351
Open 351
Paste 351
Revert 352
Save 353
Select 354
standard application commands
Close 87–88
Copy 88–91
Count 92–96
Data Size 97–98
Delete 98
Duplicate 99
Exists 99–100
Get 100–102
Launch 103–104
Make 105–106
Move 106–107
Open 107–108
Print 108–109
Quit 109–110
Save 112–113
Set 113–117
using 77–80
command handlers 241–252
in script applications 243–252
in stay-open script applications 247–250
commands 17–18, 71–117
AppleScript 73–74, 84–117
application 72–73, 84–117
defined 71
handlers for. See command handlers
objects that can respond to 122