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Inside Macintosh: AppleScript Language Guide / Part 1 - Introducing AppleScript
Chapter 2 - Overview of AppleScript


Expressions

An expression is a series of AppleScript words that corresponds to a value. Expressions are used in scripts to represent or derive values. When you run a script, AppleScript converts its expressions into values. This process is known as evaluation.

Two common types of expressions are operations and variables. An operation is an expression that derives a new value from one or two other values. A variable is a named container in which a value is stored. The following sections introduce operations and variables. For more information about these and other types of expressions, see Chapter 6, "Expressions."


Subtopics
Operations
Variables

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13 JUL 1996