The Comprehensive Guide to Scripting & Automation on Mac OS X.
This is the second edition of Hanaan Rosenthal's critically-acclaimed AppleScript book. It goes the extra mile to teach you AppleScript - explaining advanced topics without leaving you behind. AppleScript is the high-level scripting language that resides on the Mac platform. It can be used to add functionality to the Mac operating system, automate tasks, add functions, and generally make things easier. This book begins with the basics like handling variables, loops, and commands. Then it proceeds with more advanced concepts. It takes you on a journey from novice to professional AppleScripter so if you are a Mac user who wants to know the real meaning of having full control over your machine, get into AppleScripting.