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AppleScript 1-2-3 now available from Peachpit Press
Mac users rejoice! Santa brought just what you wanted, a new book about AppleScript by the two of the top wizards of the Mac automation world.Apple's Product Manager for Automation, Sol Soghoian, and Bill Cheeseman, who is a noted developer in his own right, have announced the publication of AppleScript 1-2-3 by Peachpit Press. This book guides AppleScript newbies through an easy and enjoyable process of understanding how to use the Mac's automation language. Soghoian and Cheeseman based the book on ideas and scripts that have been used at hands-on seminars taught at Macworld Expo.
While the book can take someone with no prior knowledge of programming or AppleScript and turn them into a confident Mac automator, experienced scripters will find a lot to like about AppleScript 1-2-3 as well. The authors have made a copy of the first chapter available on the Apple AppleScript website. During Macworld Expo, the Peachpit website will feature a "tip of the day" from the book. The book will be available at the Peachpit booth as well (#812).
The book is available for pre-order now (US$44.99) through Peachpit, and will start appearing in bookstores in January. There's also an Adobe Reader version of the text that is available now (US$35.99) for download.
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Doug Adams said 1:09PM on 12-24-2008
I'm frequently asked by beginners for a good book on AppleScripting. I've seen bits of this book over the years, and if what I've seen is any indication of the final result, I would highly recommend buying it.
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glad said 1:48PM on 12-24-2008
$44 for a book don't they know there's a recession?
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Horst said 4:14PM on 12-24-2008
It's under $32 at Amazon
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Josh Holloway said 5:02PM on 12-24-2008
This book has supposedly been in final publishing stages for something like four years. When I was writing for a Mac news site, I requested a review copy for early 2007, and never got it, obviously. My wife pre-ordered it for my birthday this June for supposed release later in that month, and again it never came out. The release date has been pushed back like clockwork on Amazon since I've been looking at it.
Now that the PDF version is available, I'm more inclined to believe it's finally coming out, but I'm personally waiting until I can see it on a shelf in a store before I pick it up, just in case.
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