Types of Commands

The following sections describe the different types of commands and their targets. There are four types of commands you can use in AppleScript to request actions:

This chapter provides detailed descriptions of all AppleScript commands and many standard application commands. It provides a brief overview of scripting additions and user-defined commands and provides pointers to additional information on these types of commands.

Each time you use a command, you specify the target, or recipient, of the command. Potential targets include application objects, script objects, the current script, and the current application. In some cases you specify the target explicitly by including it in a Tell statement or supplying it as a direct parameter. In other cases you specify the target implicitly.