Tell (Simple Statement)

A simple Tell statement specifies the object to which to send a command.

SYNTAX



 
tell referenceToObject to statement

where

referenceToObject is a reference to an application object, system object, or script object.

statement is any AppleScript statement.

EXAMPLE



 
tell front window of application "Finder" to close

NOTES

If referenceToObject specifies an application on a remote computer, additional conditions must be met. These conditions are described in References to Applications.

If referenceToObject specifies an application on the same computer that is not running, AppleScript launches the application.