Script Editor User Guide
AppleScript is a language that predates the Mac as we know it today, originating in 1993. While other scripting languages have more fully featured libraries and more robust syntax, the power of AppleScript is for automating Mac applications. Any Mac application can include a scripting dictionary, and many that ship with macOS do.
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In OS X 10.10 or later, you can use the scripting language JavaScript for Automation, as well as AppleScript, to write your scripts. You can also use shell scripts and third-party scripting languages, such as UserTalk, to write scripts.
Chapter 2: Up to Speed with AppleScript Editor If you’re using Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) or an earlier version, your AppleScript tool is named Script Editor rather than AppleScript Editor. As you can see in Figure 2-2, the Script Editor window has three tabs at the bottom—Description, Result, and Event Log— instead of the two that. 10 AppleScripts to make you love your Mac (even more). Fortunately, though, some highly scriptable applications allow you to record activities in the AppleScript editor, very much like a macro.
Choose your scripting language
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In the Script Editor app on your Mac, click the Script Language pop-up menu in the toolbar, then choose a language.
Choose your default scripting language
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In the Script Editor app on your Mac, choose Script Editor > Preferences, then click General.
Click the Default Language pop-up menu, then choose a scripting language.