Scripting Additions Guide

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Figures, Tables, and Listings
Chapter 1
Introduction to Scripting Additions
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Figure 1-1 A scripting addition icon 1
Chapter 2
Scripting Addition Commands
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Figure 2-1 A Choose Application dialog box 14
Figure 2-2 A Choose File dialog box 16
Figure 2-3 A Choose Folder dialog box 18
Figure 2-4 A Display Dialog dialog box 23
Figure 2-5 Alert icons 26
Figure 2-6 A New File dialog box 38
Figure 2-7 The Script Editor’s Event Log window 61
Table 2-1 Scripting addition commands described in this guide 6
Listing 2-1 Reading a specific record from a text-based database file 72
Listing 2-2 Deleting a record from a text-based database file 74
Listing 2-3 Inserting a record in a database file 77
Listing 2-4 Opening a file for write access and creating one if the file
doesn’t exist 82
Chapter 3
Writing Scripting Additions 85
Listing 3-1 Resource type declaration for the 'osiz' resource 89
Listing 3-2 Classes array for a scripting addition that returns a record 92
Listing 3-3 Play Sound scripting addition 94
Appendix
Scripting Additions at a Glance
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Table A-1 Command syntax for standard AppleScript scripting
additions 106
Table A-2 Placeholders used in syntax descriptions 110