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Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook
Quick Reference Apple Guide
Overview
This quick reference is an Apple Guide that provides on-screen access to Appendix A of my AppleScript book (Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook, 2nd edition, [Random House]), plus additional Finder scripting reference data that I find useful. This Apple Guide is intended solely as a refresher when you need that quick reminder about the precise spelling or syntax requirements of a command or language structure.
As of this writing (early September 1995), Apple Guide runs only on Macintoshes equipped with System 7.5 or later. An improved version of the Apple Guide system extension is planned to not only improve the speed of Apple Guides appearing on screen, but to allow the use of Guides on Macs equipped with System 7.0 and 7.1.
Since you must be scripting with AppleScript to be interested in this quick reference in the first place, I'll assume you also have the requisite AppleScript system software installed on your Mac.
The other significant requirement for using this Guide to its fullest is the installation of a scripting addition (OSAX) called “Jon’s Commands” by Jon Pugh. This OSAX is available from every AppleScript-related on-line library, as well as on the disk accompanying the 2nd edition of my AppleScript Handbook. Be sure this OSAX is copied to the Scripting Additions folder located inside your Extensions folder.
