Mac OS 8 Developer Documentation: AppleScript for Developers

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Developers work with AppleScript and the Apple Event Manager to make an application scriptable (capable of responding to Apple events sent to it), recordable (capable of responding to user actions by sending Apple events to itself that can be recorded into a script), and attachable (capable of attaching scripts to the application’s data or objects to modify its basic operation).


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		AppleScript 1.3.4 The AppleScript 1.3.4 SDK contains some documentation for the new features available in AppleScript 1.3.4. Additional documentation is planned. Note that the SDK is large, so you may want to get it from the Mac OS SDK Developer CD, rather than download it from the SDK site. The documents listed below contain useful information but have not yet been revised to cover the latest features in AppleScript.

		Inside Macintosh: Interapplication Communication This document explains how your application can work with other applications in a cooperative environment to share data, request services, respond to scripts written in a scripting language, record actions in a script, and automate repetitive tasks. See chapter 1 and chapters 3 through 10 for information on working with scripting in your application.

		Apple Event Registry: Standard Suites This document is available with the AppleScript 1.1 SDK. It describes standard Apple event constructs, including object classes, descriptor types, key forms, and constants. The definitions are organized into suites, with each suite defining the constructs needed for a particular activity, such as dealing with text.