On Oct 18, 2005, at 11:24 AM, Paul Berkowitz wrote:

> On 10/18/05 6:16 AM, "Barry Wainwright" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> On 18/10/05 05:15, "kee nethery" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Where can I find a ton of examples of AppleScripts that show usage
>>> for each function in the StandardAdditions.sdef? The Dictionary is
>>> just not useful for me and I've been mucking with AppleScripts for
>>> over a decade.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Kee Nethery
>>
>> Have you tried the official "Scripting Additions Guide"
>> <http://manuals.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/software/ 
>> 0305098AA
>> SADDGENG.PDF>
>>
>> I'm not surprised you couldn't find this on the Apple Web Site, I  
>> knew it
>> used to exists and it took me almost a half-hour to find it :(
>
> That's _really_ out of date. Unlike much else in AppleScript, many  
> of the
> commands have new features, and there are lots of new commands,  
> since that
> guide was written for OS 8.5 or so.  Chapter 20 of Matt Neuburg's
> AppleScript: The Definitive Guide covers the ground well, and I'm  
> sure the
> other books do too: Hanaan Rosenthal's "AppleScript", for example  
> (also
> Chapter 20).
>
> -- 
> Paul Berkowitz
And if fact it contains SA's that no longer exist, like "Start Log  
and "Stop Log".

>

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