Scripting Additions Guide

Installing Scripting Additions
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction to
Scripting Additions 1
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Scripting additions are files that extend the capabilities of the AppleScript
language by providing additional commands or coercions you can use in
scripts. They are similar to XCMDs and XFCNs in HyperTalk.
This chapter describes how to install scripting additions and briefly describes
how scripting addition commands work. For more information about the
differences between scripting addition commands, application commands,
AppleScript commands, and user-defined commands, see Chapter 4,
“Commands,” of the AppleScript Language Guide.
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When you install AppleScript using the Installer as described in Getting
Started With AppleScript, the Installer creates a folder in the Extensions folder
(which is located inside the System Folder for your computer) called Scripting
Additions and copies a number of scripting addition files into that folder.
The file type of a scripting addition (displayed in the Get Info window) is
“AppleScript document.”
Figure 1-1 shows a scripting addition icon. For a list of the scripting additions
installed with AppleScript and the commands they provide, see Table 2-1 on
page 6.
Figure 1-1 A scripting addition icon