Apple AppleScript Finder Guide - Manual (Page 9)

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P R E F A C E
About This Guide
The AppleScript Finder Guide: English Dialect describes the commands and object
classes defined by the Finder for use with the English dialect of the AppleScript
language. The Finder scripting software allows you to write, record, or run
scripts that control actions in the Finder such as opening and closing folders
and manipulating files.
Audience 0
This guide is for anyone who wants to record or write new scripts or modify
existing scripts that control actions in the Finder.
Before using this guide, you should have installed AppleScript with the
Installer program. You should also be familiar with the AppleScript Language
Guide: English Dialect , which describes the English dialect of the AppleScript
scripting language, the AppleScript Scripting Additions Guide, and Getting Started
With AppleScript .
Macintosh software developers who want to make their programs scriptable or
recordable should also refer to Inside Macintosh: Interapplication Communication.
Organization of This Guide 0
This guide contains three chapters:
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Chapter 1, “Introduction to Finder Scripting,” introduces Finder scripting
and describes how to record and modify simple scripts.
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Chapter 2, “Finder Objects,” provides definitions for all Finder object classes.
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Chapter 3, “Finder Commands,” provides definitions for all Finder
commands.