You won't find many people who know more about AppleScript that Sal and Bill. Check out the long-running site and very well categorized
http://applescriptsourcebook.com/ There are strange concepts that you need to get your head around or fall into hours of aggravation, eg repeat looping, get info, dictionaries that vary between vendors. The best learning is to see well-designed finished scripts and deconstruct them... live in script editor. Another step, if you are serious about going down the path is to consider the free editor program called Smile. Far better than Script Editor. Jim Ault Las Vegas On 12/6/07 10:56 AM, "Mark Talluto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 5, 2007, at 2:16 PM, Ian Wood wrote: >> >> http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php?id=11314 >> >> Not tested here, though. >> >> > > Hi Ian, > > Thanks for pointing me to this tip. I am going to give it a run > right now. > With this particular app, I have the luxury of knowing it will be the > only app this computer will run. It is similar in design to a kiosk > and takes over the entire computer. Every time the computer is > booted, my software must automatically boot up as well. Otherwise, I > agree with you whole heartedly. I would have a pref for this so the > user could choose. > > I really need to spend some time learning the basics of Applescript. > I am looking at getting the following book. Any comments on books > that were helpful to you? > > <http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp? > z=y&EAN=9780321149312&itm=3> > > > Mark Talluto _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
