Other Features and Language Elements

Previous sections have introduced the key elements of the AppleScript language, including statements, objects, commands, expressions, and script objects. Later chapters in this guide discuss these elements in more detail and describes how to use them in scripts. Before you continue, however, you'll need to know about a few additional elements and features of the AppleScript scripting language that are described in the following sections:

Continuation Characters
Comments
Identifiers
Case Sensitivity
Abbreviations
Compiling Scripts With the Script Editor
Debugging Scripts