Apple AppleScript Finder Guide - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Tables and Listings vii
Preface About This Guide ix
Audience ix
Organization of This Guide ix
For More Information x
Getting Started x
AppleScript Language x
Scripting Additions x
Other AppleScript Dialects xi
Conventions Used in This Guide xi
Chapter 1 Introduction to Finder Scripting 1
Installation 1
What Is Finder Scripting? 2
Recording Actions in the Finder 5
Modifying Recorded Scripts 6
Simplifying Recorded Scripts 8
Writing Scripts That Control the Finder 10
Chapter 2 Finder Objects 15
Using Object Class Definitions 15
Properties 15
Element Classes 16
Commands Handled 17
Default Value Class Returned 17
Examples 17