Predefined Variables

Table A-3 lists special variables that are defined by AppleScript. These variables are global, that is, they are available anywhere in a script.

As with all other identifiers, predefined variables are not case sensitive. For example, result , Result , and RESULT are all treated as the same variable.

See Constants for additional information on predefined variables.

Table A-3 Predefined variables

Identifier	Class	Description
`it`	Reference	The default target. For more information, see Control Statements
`me`	Reference	The current script (used within Tell statements to refer to handlers or properties of the current script). For more information, see Control Statements and Handlers
`version`	version	The current AppleScript version. Property of AppleScript; also property of other applications. `if (version as string) ≥ "1.3.4" then -- do task that requires a recent version`
`pi`	Real	The value (roughly 3.14159).
`result`	Any class	The result returned by the most recently executed command or the most recently evaluated expression. The value of `result` is undefined if the most recently executed command did not return a result.
`return`	String	A return character.
`space`	String	A space character.
`tab`	String	A tab character.
`anything`	Class	Accept any kind of value.
`missing value`	Class	One or more items in a group of elements is missing a checked-for value.