Inside Macintosh: AppleScript Language Guide / Part 2 - AppleScript Language Reference

Chapter 4 - Commands / Command Definitions

Make application command

A Make command is a request to create a new object. The command can include values for properties of the object, for the data of the object, or both.

SYNTAX

make [new] className at referenceToLocation           ¬
   [ with properties                                  ¬
      { propertyLabel:propertyValue [, propertyLabel:propertyValue ]...}]¬
   [ with data dataValue ]

PARAMETERS

className

The class of the object to be created.
Class: Class identifier

referenceToLocation

The location at which to create the new object.
Class: Reference

propertyLabel

The name of a property whose value is to be set.
Class: String

propertyValue

The value to assign to the property.
Class: The value class of the property, as specified in the application dictionary definition of the object class being created, or a value that can be coerced into the class of
the property
Default value: The default value of the property, as specified
in the application dictionary definition of the object class
being created

dataValue

The value to assign to the object.
Class: The default value class of the object, or a value that can
be coerced into the default value class. Default value classes
of objects are listed in the "Default Value Class Returned" sections of the dictionary definitions of the objects.
Default value: None

RESULT

A reference to the newly created object.

Class: Reference

EXAMPLE

tell application "Scriptable Text Editor"   make window at beginning with properties ÿ      {bounds:{400, 300, 500, 600}, contents:"This window is narrow."}
end tell

NOTES

If you use the Make command to create a new text object, check the application dictionary to determine how the application handles delimiters. Some applications, such as the Scriptable Text Editor, supply delimiters automatically, so you don't have to include them in the value of the with data parameter.