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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.265
EAN: 9781565928411
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 1565928415
Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 526
Publication Date: June 06, 2001
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Sales Rank: 507277
Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Rating:  - Disappointed
As an experienced applescripter, I was really disappointed with this book. It's just a boring, uninformative rundown of the scripting dictionaries of some OS 9 applications, with a very weak introduction to scripting in OS 10. I learned nothing from this book, and if I were a beginner, I still would have learned nothing from it. Usually I love O'Reilly books, but this one is an exception.
Rating:  - A difficult subject that's not made any easier
First, be warned that the book largely covers OS 9; what coverage of OS X there is, is now largely dated (pre-10.2).
As other reviews have stated, it's hard to get anything done when using this book as a reference. AppleScript is a very unique technology, and the book makes an admirable start at explaining how it works.
But any time I pick this book up, I'm goal oriented: I want to set the topmost window in Terminal to 100x50 and make the text yellow. How do I do that? I want ... Read More
Rating:  - Think of it as a dictionary...
This book is more like an expansion of the Apple downloadable resources for Applescript. It covers most everything regarding Finder scripting, and has some examples. I feel that the actual script examples in the book need more of the surrounding script for better context, but overall you can get the idea. This is more of a desk reference for me, since I can't fathom trying to read it straight through unless I've had waaaaay too much caffiene. Of all of the Applescript publications, this is the closest ... Read More
Rating: - Rewrite it O'Reilly! Keep your good rep...
What happened here?
O'Reilly usually has SUCH good books - this is not one of them. Looks like the author could have used some help on this subject matter... A rewrite is in order if O'Reilly really wants to prove to Mac users that it cares about the platform. I mean AppleScript is the only truly native language to the Mac.
Rating: - Useless
A second nomination for worst O'Reilly book ever. Mistakes, confusion and just bad information are plentiful in this title by someone who knows nothing about AppleScript clearly. Why did O'Reilly pick this author to write the book when experts exist? Most all other of their titles are written by known authorities in their field - Bruce Perry is NOT an AppleScript authority.
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