Sunday, March 31, 2002File Transmogrifier X 1.0 - File Transmogrifier X is a simple utility to change the file type and creator type of files. It offers several options for type/creator twiddling, including batch processing and type/creator shortcuts.
(Entourage) Events2Web 1.2b2 - Export calendar events from Microsoft Entourage X (Office X) to a web site. This version removes the dependency on ACME Script Widgets.
11:55:46 AM 
Steve Zellers @ WWDC
804 - Client Web Services Frameworks
This session introduces web services with an overview of the toolkits and frameworks available on Mac OS X. An explanation of important concepts and terminology is followed by an in-depth exploration of Apple's WebServices.framework, a client-side framework for accessing Web Services from Mac OS X. Tools and techniques for writing Web Services glue and adding it to Cocoa, Carbon and AppleScript applications are demonstrated.
[Steve Zellers' Radio Weblog]
1:23:52 AM
Friday, March 29, 2002This release includes bug fixes and new features. Among the new features:
-- AppleScript Studio 1.0 support
-- Scroll Wheel support has been added on Mac OS X.
7:21:50 PM
Recent Additions to ScriptBuilders
(Entourage) Events2Web 1.1 - Exports calendar events from Entourage to a web site.
Piero's FileScript Helper 1.1 - This script, which is comparable to a Swiss Army Knife for scripters, is useful even to non-scripters. Helping to restore files when "something goes wrong" with scripting, it also offers approximately 37 scripting and Finder tasks (with many variations), "Selective Undo" and actions which can be combined.
4:31:06 PM
Thursday, March 28, 2002OPEN POD copies all entries of a iPod library into a new playlist. This playlist allows full access to all mp3s for drag and drop, further scripting, reveal in Finder and anything else which is normally done with songs in iTunes.
03/29/02 - OPEN POD is now available at ScriptBuilders.
11:50:35 PM
Scripting Addition Updates @ MacScripter.net
System OSAX 1.0.8 - Script the Mac OS X shell.
TEC OSAX 1.3.2 - Convert between text encodings.
[MacScripter.net]
11:35:13 PM
Recent Additions to ScriptBuilders
iPod Free File Sync 2.3.2 - A utility that allows synchronizing music from different iPods or any other source to your computer. This version restores compatibility with iTunes 2.0.3.
11:15:11 PM
Wednesday, March 27, 2002"It's a powerful tool: an easy-to-use, English-like language that can be used to automate common actions performed on the Mac. But it also offers a great deal more. Macworld UK spoke with Apple's AppleScript Product Manager Sal Soghoian."
11:15:01 PM
Youpi Key 1.6
Youpi Key is an automation utility which can run an action based on:
-- a keyboard equivalent
-- and/or an item of a menu
-- and/or a programmed date (each day, each week, each month at a specified time)
From the rumor mill - Youpi Key 1.7, which is still in beta, will include AppleScript support. This will mean that one can both embed an AppleScript as an action and also trigger an action via an AppleScript.
6:26:09 PM
Recent Additions to ScriptBuilders
QuarkScripter - Send individual AppleScript commands to QuarkXPress.
AcidJazz 1.1.9 - AcidJazz is a suite of scripts for Ircle. This version fixes a bug in ignoreterminalbell to prevent users from being flooded off by control G characters.
Column Fix - Addresses a bug in the Mac OS X Finder related to column view in Finder windows. Details and source code are included.
6:02:13 PM
Stone Studio for Mac OS X - March 27 2002 Release
Stone Studio is an entire suite of Mac OS X native applications for design to web and design to print.
Among the features in the March 27 2002 Release is better AppleScript support for layers and locked graphics.
5:11:02 PM
Mac OS X Hints: A quick fix script for a column view bug
[mac.scripting.com]
1:37:08 PM
Tuesday, March 26, 2002"In some places it’s common for the birthday celebrant to give gifts to other people. In that spirit I offer the Big Cat contextual menu plugin. It’s like the Frontier/Radio plugin but it runs AppleScript scripts. Here’s a Finder screen shot; here’s an Internet Explorer screen shot."
[inessential.com]
7:55:32 PM
Palm Desktop 4.0 - Minor AppleScript changes
In an exchange on the AppleScript Users list, Chris Page, Palm Desktop Engineer, offers this:
"We didn't make any changes in the AppleScript implementation in Palm Desktop 4.0, we just resolved some of the more egregious problems in the terminology dictionary. So you should be able to copy the 4.0 'aete' resource into Palm Desktop 2.6.3, if that's what you mean."
10:00:39 AM
Recent Additions to ScriptBuilders
Rogue 2.0.2 - Rogue is a suite of Ircle scripts. This version addresses an error where Rogue would not allow advertising on connections 2 through 10.
AcidJazz 1.1.8 - AcidJazz is a suite of scripts for Ircle. Among the changes in this version, AcidJazz now contains audio control scripts for iTunes and Audion.
12:16:02 AM
Monday, March 25, 2002Doug Adams has posted initial findings and continues to investigate the new scripting features in the latest version of iTunes.
[MacScripter.net]
12:14:39 PM
New Script Libraries added to The Little Page of Beta AppleScripts
coerceToStringLib 1.0, everyItemLib 1.1, strftimeLib 1.1, chunkTextLib 1.1 and stringLib 1.0b1 are among the libraries which have been made available.
[MacScripter.net]
12:10:58 PM
Mailsmith 1.5 for Mac OS 9 and OS X
Bare Bones Software, Inc., maker of BBEdit, has released Mailsmith 1.5 for Mac OS 9 and OS X. Mailsmith has an extensive amount of AppleScript support, including recordability and filter driven scripts.
"Not only is Mailsmith a scriptable mail client -- giving you scripting access to checking mail, sending messages, and moving messages between mailboxes -- but it's also a fully scriptable text editor. Most AppleScripts written for BBEdit work in Mailsmith."
[various sources]
12:02:25 PM
If I ruled the universe, by T.J. Mahaffey
In his latest unScripted article for MacScripter.net, T.J. offers his views on how he would like to run the AppleScript universe.
12:50:37 AM
Absird 1.0
An Applescript Studio project created to provide an interface for Keith Goldfarb's Absird, which is an application for Mac OS X that can be used to create Single Image Stereograms (SIS) or Single Image Random Dot Stereograms (SIRDS).
[MacScripter.net]
12:35:27 AM
Recent Additions to ScriptBuilders
Ask For Password 1.4.4 - A password protection script for Outlook Express and Microsoft Entourage.
MathLib 1.2 - Handler which contains some essential mathematical functions.
iPod Free File Sync 2.3.1 - A utility that allows synchronizing music from different iPods or any other source to your computer.
Move Selected To... - Moves selected items to the special folder of your choice.
12:29:50 AM
Location X 1.0.5
Location X, a location manager for OS X, allows you to, with a single click, change network, time zone, email settings, default printer, run AppleScripts and more. This version makes the Network plug-in more reliable on location switches.
12:20:19 AM
Friday, March 22, 2002iPod Free File SynX 2.3.1 - A utility that allows synchronizing music from different iPods or any other source to your computer. v2.3.1 adds iTunes 2.0.4 compatibility.
Convert Empty Picture Boxes - This QXP script converts all empty picture boxes into graphic boxes (content = none). Fill Colors/Gradients are not affected.
Replace Black - This QXP script converts black elements of a document into the color of your choice (other than cyan, magenta, yellow, white, or registration).
Duplicate Selected Objects - This QXP script duplicates selected objects to exact same spot as originals.
12:19:04 AM
Thursday, March 21, 2002In an article for digitallyOBSESSED.com, Jesse Shanks discusses Apple DVD Player 3.1.1 and AppleScript. He begins:
"The latest update to Apple's DVD Player includes the ability to write scripts for the application and run them from a scripts menu, either in the player or system-wide. This allows for some interesting extensions to the operability of the program in itself, as well as working in concert with other Macintosh applications."
[MacScripter.net]
11:07:14 PM
OmniOutliner2OPML 1.0.2
This script from Tim Jarrett saves an OmniOutliner 2.0 document as OPML (Outline Processing Markup Language). This version fixes formatting of output so that it is conformant XML.
12:31:50 PM
iTunes 2.0.4 - Expands AppleScript support and improves stability and performance.
[MacScripter.net]
10:29:58 AM
Play Sound 1.0.3
Play Sound is a scriptable faceless background application that allows a scripter to play sounds. This version can play sounds that are embedded in AppleScript applications.
10:15:07 AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2002Address Book to iPod - Imports the contact data from the Mac OS X Address Book into your iPod and offers sorting of contact names by last name or first name.
Entourage to iPod - Imports the contact data from Microsoft Entourage into your iPod and offers sorting of contact names by last name or first name. [Source Code]
Both applications were created with AppleScript Studio.
11:56:58 PM
PDF Sages looking for feedback regarding Adobe Acrobat's scriptability
Leonard Rosenthol, Chief Technology Officer of PDF Sages, is looking for feedback on the possible development of a plug-in to extend the scripting implementation of Adobe Acrobat. In a letter to various mailing lists, he says:
"My new company (PDF Sages - http://www.pdfsages.com) is considering the development of a plug-in to extend Adobe Acrobat's current incomplete (and broken) scripting implementation.
As such, we need some information...
1) Are you interested in such a tool?
1a) What version(s) of Acrobat would it need to support?
1b) What is the MAX that you would be willing to pay for it?
and most important...
2) What specific features would it need to have??
Please respond via email to leonardr@pdfsages.com."
9:56:22 AM
Web Jumper 1.0
Web Jumper provides a single floating window with a search button, a text field and a popup menu of possible search engines. Enter search criteria and Web Jumper automatically enters a search query at the chosen search engine using the input text.
8:12:04 AM
Scheduler 3.0fc2 (Build 179)
Open documents, launch applications or Applescript applets, play MP3 files and more, all on a schedule. This version contains several enhancements and bug fixes.
[MacScripter.net]
12:17:27 AM
Tag-On 1.0 XPress Tags Importer
Tag-On, from Late Night Software, is an Adobe InDesign 2.0 plug-in that allows you to import text formatted using QuarkXPress XPress Tags directly into InDesign 2.0 documents. It supports automation through AppleEvent/AppleScript on the Macintosh and COM/VisualBasic on Microsoft Windows.
[MacScripter.net]
12:00:14 AM
Tuesday, March 19, 2002FrakKalk 1.0, exclusively for Mac OS X, is a convenient, free way to perform standard operations on your fractions. Unlike handheld calculators, FrakKalk gives you the result of your operation as a fraction, not a decimal, so you don't have to do the work by hand. FrakKalk can handle huge numbers, and is also extensively AppleScript-able.
7:32:45 PM
Recent Additions to ScriptBuilders
download_manager 1.0 - Helps manage your downloads by creating a folder using each day's date.
MathLib 1.0 - Handler containing essential mathematical functions.
Frank-U Ircle Script 3.1.2 - Adds dozens of commands to Ircle with an easy to use interface (GUI).
3:43:13 PM
Location X 1.0.4
Location X, a location manager for OS X, allows you to, with a single click, change network, time zone, email settings, default printer, run AppleScripts and more.
Changes in this version:
- Fix problems with the Mail or QuickTime options in certain cases.
- Includes Default Printer and AppleScript plug-ins.
[Mac Net Journal]
12:57:45 AM
NetInfo XML Maker 1.0.2
Changes in this version:
- Groups are finally populated properly
- All Group and User IDs now make sense when sorted by ID
If the updates continue at this pace, I'll consider implementation of a repeating entry which increments the version number on a daily basis. :P
12:23:28 AM
Monday, March 18, 2002wgetCocoa is a wrapper (an Aqua interface) for GNU wget. You can use it to download entire websites or parts of websites for offline viewing.
Version 1.1 adds a "Stop" button, a status line and no longer needs to be in /usr/local/bin/ for wgetCocoa to find it. Now, any ../bin/ directory will do.
[MacScripter.net]
10:42:09 PM
MacBasics - Mac OSX Consulting and Training
Keith McDaniel, MacBasics's founder, President and CEO, tells MacCentral:
"But Mac OS X can increase workflow performance and efficiency of companies by 100-200 percent. AppleScript is a good example. It's a key part of the operating system, but relatively few people have taken advantage of it."
"We'll also help companies and individuals discover what the Mac platform can do for them, as well as what the future possibilities are."
[MacScripter.net]
10:32:43 PM
MacWorld reviews iTunes 2.0
"Apple has also added AppleScripting capabilities to iTunes, meaning that you can create scripts to control most iTunes actions."
[mac.scripting.com]
10:14:13 PM
NetInfo XML Maker 1.0.1
Changes in this version:
- Changed XML format from ASIP to OSXServer100
- Group and User IDs are properly imported now
- Set IDs so that sorting via ID in U & G list will make sense
NetInfo XML Maker is a no-frills AppleScript Studio application that generates user and groups XML data files for import into OS X Servers. [Version Tracker]
2:40:06 PM
Sunday, March 17, 2002ScriptMyMac, a German AppleScript portal, introduces a German AppleScript online tutorial (still in progress) by Thomas Kühner, a writer for Macwelt Magazine.
9:34:01 PM
NetInfo XML Maker 1.0
NetInfo XML Maker is a no-frills AppleScript Studio application that generates user and groups XML data files for import into OS X Servers. [MacScripter.net]
9:18:31 PM
Free Apple Developer Seminars in Australia beginning March 18
The agenda includes "Mac OS X, An Overview", "Unix, Java & Cocoa Development", "AppleScript and Mac OS X Server" and "Apple Developer Connection (ADC)". Attendees will have the chance to go in a draw to win an iPod. [MacScripter.net]
9:13:32 PM
Wind Chiller 1.0.1
This version removes a previously undocumented osax requirement which could cause the script to fail if the osax wasn't installed.
Wind Chiller is a simple AppleScript application which calculates the wind chill factor based on the wind speed and temperature provided by the user.
5:42:05 PM
Play Sound 1.0.2 Available
Play Sound is a free, scriptable faceless background application from Microcosm Software that allows a scripter to play sound files and system sound resources (by name or resource ID). It runs in both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. Example scripts and source code included.
11:33:05 AM
Recent Additions to ScriptBuilders
Selection to Clipping 1.0 - When run from Script Debugger's script menu or palette, selected text will be stored as a clipping in Script Debugger's "Clippings" folder.
Remove Blank Lines 1.0 - Run this script from Script Debugger's scripts palette or menu to remove any extra space-lines in your script.
FileName List Compiler 1.7 - Places the names of selected files, separated by returns, on the clipboard.
Rogue 2.0.1 - Rogue is a suite of Ircle scripts that provides quiet automation of IRC tasks.
4:01:40 AM
Saturday, March 16, 2002Wind Chiller is a simple AppleScript application which calculates the wind chill factor based on the wind speed and temperature provided by the user.
5:15:45 PM
Entourage Email Archive X for OS X v1.0b1
Entourage Email Archive X (EEA X) is a simple and fast utility for archiving emails and attachments you have received or sent using Microsoft Entourage X in Mac OS X. Some features (compared to EEA for OS 9) are in development and will be implemented in future beta version of EEA X.
9:48:53 AM
Recent Additions to ScriptBuilders
playlistbot 1.0 - playlistbot lets you create playlists and adds audio files to iTunes corresponding to folders containing music in the Finder.
7:47:09 AM
acgi dispatcher beta 3 available
acgi dispatcher allows you to use traditional AppleScript scripts or other programs that ran as acgi programs under OS9 on OSX with Apache. [Direct Download] [MacScripter.net]
7:12:01 AM
Friday, March 15, 2002"The Little Page of Beta AppleScripts" makes roundNumbersLib available for testing. roundNumbersLib contains real number rounding handlers equivalent to Standard Additions' "round" function (but much, much faster), along with handlers for trimming reals to a given number of decimal places (e.g. 3.141592... to 2 dec places = 3.14). When testing is complete, the final version will be made available at MacScripter.net's AppleMods, a repository of user contributed reusable AppleScript code.
9:45:27 AM
Thursday, March 14, 2002XML Tools is a Scripting Addition that allows AppleScript to parse and generate XML data. XML Tools 2.4 runs natively on MacOS 8.6-9.2 and MacOS X 10.x. [Direct Download]
Changes in this version (version history not updated) are:
-- Added a new allowing leading whitespace parameter to the parse XML command. This parameter, which is false by default, causes XML Tools to ignore any leading white space in an XML data stream.
-- NOTE: XML Tools 2.3.2 introduced a change where leading white space was always ignored. This raised the ire of XML purists and so we've made this an optional behavior for XML Tools 2.4.
-- The XML leading comments property of the XML Document class has been renamed XML Prolog and now includes both comments and processing instructions appearing before the root tag in an XML document.
-- The generate XML command now properly encodes entities for markup characters appearing in tag attribute values.
-- Processing instructions containing colons are now parsed correctly.
-- The generate XML command can now handle the case where processing instructions appear in the XML prolog (i.e. before the root tag).
2:46:14 PM
Wednesday, March 13, 2002Tim Bumgarner, of the AppleScript Studio Engineering team, has made available another AppleScript Studio example project. From the "Read Me" that is included in the example project:
"Multi-Language is an example AppleScript Studio application that demonstrates how to use the various programming languages supported by Project Builder. It demonstrates the following languages: Objective-C, C, C++ and Java (through the Java Bridge as well as directly). It's a very simple application from a UI standpoint. It provides a series of buttons that is labeled with each language and when clicked it uses 'call method' to call an Objective-C method defined in Multi-Language. h. These in turn then either call a function (C) or call a method of an instantiated object of the language type."
1:43:01 PM
Recent Additions to ScriptBuilders
Rogue 2.0 - A suite of Ircle scripts that provides quiet automation of IRC tasks.
PPP-OnlineTime 1.4 - Measures and displays your online time when using a PPP-connection. Available in English and Deutsche.
Liberator 1.2 - Easily moves files out of folders and sub-folders.
iTunes-O-Mat 1.0 - Changes the file and creator type of files to associate them to iTunes.
Link-O-Mat 1.5 - Converts email-, http-, ftp- or image-links into proper UBB or HTML code.
Wipe-O-Mat 1.0 - Removes selected tracks of playlists or complete playlists AND their corresponding tracks in iTunes.
Hermes X 1.0 - Fully-featured batch processor for posting binaries on Usenet (uses Thoth).
1:38:41 PM
Rogue 2.0 Released
Rogue is a suite of Ircle scripts that provides quiet automation of IRC tasks. Rogue 2.0 provides numerous changes and is now open source. [Download]
2:39:37 AM
Tuesday, March 12, 2002AppleScript 1.8.2b3 for Mac OS 9 and X now available
In a post to Apple's AppleScript related mailing lists, Chris Espinosa, of the AppleScript development team, announces that AppleScript 1.8.2b3 for Mac OS 9 and X is now available. He states...
"Thank you all for your feedback on the Beta 1 release of AppleScript 1.8.2 for Mac OS 9 and X. We have now prepared the last Beta release and will be working towards a Final version in the coming weeks."
"If you are willing to test Beta software, please download the Beta 3 release from http://connect.apple.com using your Apple ID. Release notes are downloadable separately so you can see if the changes in this Beta release apply to you or address your issues."
For the complete message, visit the list archives.
8:35:52 PM
Mac developer StimpSoft closes its doors [MacNN]
This makes me sad. One of my favorite StimpSoft applications is Albert. Albert is a nifty little application that can launch AppleScripts by sending it an email.
You can still download all StimpSoft applications from the web site.
Thanks for some great stuff John Schilling. I wish you happiness and success!
6:30:50 PM
Recent Additions to ScriptBuilders
itunesBlog - Posts your currently playing iTunes song as a news item on your Blog. (OS X)
4:14:34 PM
iTunes watcher v1.1 available
iTunes watcher, an AppleScript Studio application from Fungible Software, allows you to find out what's playing in iTunes without having to bring up its window or click in the Dock. It helps to reduce window clutter, uses almost zero processor time, has no Dock icon (it's a background process), is resizable and can be minimized to the Dock.
1:22:41 PM
ScriptBuilders Recent Additions
macgix Flapp 1.0 - A utility to organize and manage your AppleScript projects.
12:35:59 PM
AppleScript Pro Sessions scheduled for Monterey, California
"Once again, Shane Stanley of Melbourne, Australia, and Ray Robertson of Atlanta will be leading AppleScript Pro Sessions, this time in beautiful Monterey, California, May 13-17, 2002. Along with the new venue, they have expanded the course by a day to allow more in-depth coverage of AppleScript. The courses will follow the successful formula used last yeardaily sessions, followed by bonus demonstrations of relevant software, plus the ever-popular door prize drawings. We will also feature some very special guests, including Mark Alldritt of Late Night Software."
[Scripting Matters, Inc.]
11:06:29 AM
Monday, March 11, 2002Back-to-back releases | JavaScript OSA 1.0.3 Released
Late Night Software has released another version of JavaScript OSA. Check out the release notes for the changes which have been made since the release of v1.0.2 just this morning.
[Download Page] [Release Notes]
9:41:27 PM
MultiSend E updated to v3.0
MultiSend E, a freeware AppleScript application, is a batch emailer with advanced features for Microsoft Entourage. With one click, it allows you to attach files and send personalized plain text or complex HTML messages to thousands of recipients. It is ideal for newsletters and mailing lists. Get Info and download at ScriptBuilders.
4:16:56 PM
JavaScript OSA 1.0.2 Released
Mark Alldritt, of Late Night Software, announces that JavaScript OSA 1.0.2 is now available. This release addresses "problems that have come to light since the release of JavaScript OSA 1.0".
"JavaScript OSA is a version of the Mozilla JavaScript scripting language implemented as an Open Scripting Architecture (OSA) component. JavaScript OSA can send and receive AppleEvents allowing you to use JavaScript for system-level scripting tasks on Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X."
[Download Page] [Release Notes]
1:41:05 PM
Sunday, March 10, 2002Smile 1.8.7 Released
"Smile is both an AppleScript editor for beginners, and an integrated environment for AppleScript developers. Smile is scriptable, attachable (its objects have scripts), recordable, and factored (internally scripted)."
Satimage Software makes Smile freely available to the Apple[Scripters] community. Smile 1.8.7 is a quick attempt to make Smile compatible with AppleScript 1.7 and it is suggested that users use Smile 1.8.4 and AppleScript 1.6 rather than Smile 1.8.7 and AppleScript 1.7.
[Version Tracker]
12:05:26 PM
Saturday, March 9, 2002Image INFO 2.0 coming soon
Kanzu Utilities announces that Image INFO 2.0 will be available later this month. Image INFO is described as "A solution for AppleScripters for retrieving info about images in OS 7.5 to OS X".
It supports more than a dozen common image formats and, because it does not need to open entire images, it returns the info very quickly. Version 2 promises to add "a slew of new features". A lite version of Image INFO is also available.
9:33:59 AM
Friday, March 8, 2002New script for Script Debugger users
As a result of a recent thread on the AppleScript Users mailing list, I've written a short script for Late Night Software's Script Debugger. When run, the script reveals the file associated with the front SD script window (if the script has been saved). Get Info and download at ScriptBuilders. Enjoy!
[ScriptBuilders]
7:57:38 PM
The Little Page of Beta AppleScripts
"The Little Page of Beta AppleScripts presents a random repository of all that is eternally beta. Currently this page offers AWPS Template Builder/Renderer designed as a template-based webpage rendering system that could also be adapted for rendering any kind of structured text." [Entire Article]
[MacScripter.net]
6:26:45 PM
OSXFOUNDRY online, two AppleScripts listed.
MacScripter.net's Kirk Klingbiel reports:
"OSXFOUNDRY is a Mac OS X developer portal that will cover all OSX programming related technologies such as PHP, WebObjects, JSP, Java, Objective C, AppleScript, as well as database mysql, frontBase, OpenBase, and any other technologies that enter the fold." [Entire Article]
[MacScripter.net]
6:17:17 PM
Key Xing v2.0.1 released.
Key Xing is a Mac OS X program that allows one to launch stuff from the keyboard.
With a key stroke you can launch any type of file, program, or folder, execute system actions such as Sleep or Hide Others, execute compiled AppleScripts, visit web sites and mount servers. The version history indicates improved AppleScript support.
4:24:58 PM
Since I'm still trying to get a handle on the "Category" feature of Radio, various aspects of this site will be tweaked from time to time.
One issue which I've attempted to address is the subscription URL attached to the XML coffee mug. Previously, if someone used it on my AppleScript Info pages, the resulting subscription was to Grey Log. I believe that I've overcome this undesired behavior but, if you discover otherwise, please feel free to contact me. 
2:26:34 PM
OnDuty v1.0.2 Released
OnDuty, consisting of two AppleScript applications, is a client-server system for easy maintenance & file distribution of any number of Macintoshes on a network. OnDuty can also easily be used in different ways, like manually on one machine at a time, for instance at set-up.
Get info and download at ScriptBuilders.
12:40:37 PM
FrontBase Inc. releases FBAppleScript
Scott Anguish, of STEPWISE.com, reports...
"FrontBase Inc. today released FBAppleScript, an application which allows you to control and interact with your FrontBase database using the easy-to-use AppleScript scripting language.
FBAppleScript is a scriptable application which forwards commands to the database."
[STEPWISE.com]
3:28:54 AM
Thursday, March 7, 2002iPod Free File Sync updated to v 2.3
Christian Vick's iPod Free File Sync (iPFFS) is a utility that allows synchronizing music from different iPods or any other source to your computer. Get info and download at ScriptBuilders.
8:47:06 PM
Use AppleScript Menu to run shell and Perl scripts
From MacFixIt:
"AppleScript Menu can do more than just run AppleScripts. It allows you to run Perl scripts and Shell scripts just as easily! Any shell-based scripting language will work."
Get the rest of the story.
7:37:07 PM
ScriptBuilders News
- I've added several new scripts to ScriptBuilders this week. Noteworthy is the addition of 15 scripts for Microsoft Entourage X, submitted by Paul Berkowitz. ScriptBuilders includes almost 150 of Paul's scripts for Entourage and Outlook Express.
3:49:52 PM
Scripts for Adobe InDesign 2 released by Shane Stanley.
"This is a set of scripts for imposing InDesign 2.0 pages in 2-up spreads. Automatic page numbering is retained and the result is an editable InDesign document."
The scripts can be downloaded from ScriptBuilders.
1:40:52 PM
A new source of scripts
Jesse Shanks, in a post to the BBEdit-Talk list, announced 2 new scripts which are available from his web site. One script uses BBEdit and the other uses Apple's QuickTime Player. He states...
"I have a couple of scripts that I made that generates the Active X Object tag around the Embed tag and also allows for the additions of some other parameters. Auto HREF - A link that the browser will go to when the movie is clicked. Javascript can be enabled in the movie. The movie can loop. Targetting can be set to the Quicktime Player. Kiosk Mode can be set. The movie can be hidden."
Other scripts and AppleScript Studio projects are available.
1:28:54 PM
Wednesday, March 6, 2002AppleScript Studio Support Project updated by Tim Bumgarner
Tim Bumgarner, of AppleScript Studio Engineering fame, has posted two new sets of .h/.m files to his web site. The first is "Event Support" which provides some accessors to some of the modifier keys for the 'event' class that aren't working in 1.0 of Studio. The second is the "Localized String" support. This provides support (again through the 'call method' command) that let's you load a string from a localized .strings file.
[MacScripter Net]
8:50:06 PM
Restart your Dock with AppleScript
"Have you ever had your Dock lock up on you under OS X? If you just closed an application and it still shows that it is running in the Dock, then the way to clear up the problem is to quit the Dock. When you quit the Dock, OS X realizes that the Dock isn't running and it restarts it for you, putting you right back in business.
Here is the easiest way to make sure restarting your Dock is as easy as one click, with the help of a simple AppleScript."
[Mac Net Journal]
1:42:37 AM
Adobe takes wraps off Photoshop 7.0
Support for OS X, and extensive scripting capabilities, will make this a must-have upgrade for pros.
In his article, Rob Galbraith says "Scripting support on the Mac side isn't new. It's been available through a powerful but pricey Photoshop plug-in called Photoscripter since Photoshop 5.0. But the fact that it's now rolled into Photoshop on both Mac and Windows platforms should make scripting more pervasive for those enticed by its workflow-smoothing possibilities."
display dialog "It's about time they add some decent AppleScript support!"
[Source: MacScripter Net]
12:05:12 AM
Tuesday, March 5, 2002I've added several new and updated scripts to the ScriptBuilders archive this week. They're too numerous to mention but we have some great scripts coming in. Thanks to everyone who supports ScriptBuilders!
11:47:43 PM
I'll use this section to post AppleScript related information and links to some of my scripts. "Your best source for all things AppleScript" is MacScripter.net. Of course, I'm partial since I'm one of the principles there. Check out the ScriptBuilders section for hundreds of great scripts!
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