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mentioned in this book is already on your hard drive. For AppleScript Studio (Xcode , Interface Builder ) you must install the developer tools. Applications mentioned by name only, but not discussed or used in examples, are not listed here.

Scripting Software and Tools

Script Debugger, a commercial environment for developing and debugging scripts and exploring scriptable applications, crucial to my use of AppleScript (this book couldn't have been written without it):

http://www.latenightsw.com

JavaScript OSA , an Apple-event savvy OSA language version of JavaScript:

http://www.latenightsw.com/freeware/JavaScriptOSA/

Mac::Carbon and Mac::Glue, modules for using Apple events in Perl:

http://projects.pudge.net

Appscript, an Apple events implementation for Python:

http://freespace.virgin.net/hamish.sanderson/appscript.html

UserLand Frontier , and its inexpensive little brother Radio UserLand , a brilliant, powerful scripting environment with its own scripting language and built-in persistent storage, great interapplication communications, and Internet server/client capability. There is now also a free open source version:

http://www.userland.com

http://sourceforge.net/projects/frontierkernel

OSABridge , a set of components making Perl, Ruby, Python, PHP, sh, and Tcl available as OSA languages:

http://homepage.mac.com/philip_aker/

Loader , a system for rationalizing AppleScript libraries:

http://applemods.sourceforge.net

PreFab UI Browser , an indispensable tool for GUI scripting:

http://www.prefab.com/uibrowser/

REALbasic , an application development environment:

http://www.realbasic.com

HyperCard , a once free, then overpriced, now out-of-date, Classic-only, unsupported, but historically insanely great Mac scripting and interface construction environment. Sales ceased in March 2004. For more information:

http://pan.uqam.ca/pan/pmwiki.php/Pan/HomePage

Gary McGath's EightyRez , a free 'aete' resource editor; this book could not have been written without it:

http://www.mcgath.com/EightyRez.html

Smile , a free script editing environment:

http://www.satimage.fr/software/en/softx.html

FastScripts , a replacement for Apple's Script Menu:

http://www.red-sweater.com/RedSweater/FSFeatures.html

Big Cat , a contextual menu script runner:

http://ranchero.com/bigcat

Bellhop , a utility for turning a script into an application service:

http://www.xendai.com/bellhop/

acgi dispatcher , a utility for using AppleScript applets for CGI with Apache:

http://www.sentman.com/acgi/

QuicKeys , a macro program:

http://www.startly.com/products/qkx.html

PreFab Player , a Classic macro program:

http://www.prefab.com/player.html

iKey , Keyboard Maestro , and DragThing , launcher programs that let you run a script by typing a keyboard shortcut:

http://www.scriptsoftware.com/ikey

http://www.keyboardmaestro.com

http://www.dragthing.com

Script Timer and iDo Script Scheduler , commercial products for running scripts at specified times:

http://www.appsandmore.com

http://www.sophisticated.com/products/ido/ido_ss.html

PreFab UI Actions , a scriptable utility for observing applications through the Accessibility API:

http://www.prefab.com/uiactions/

Late Night Software's free List & Record Tools scripting addition:

http://www.latenightsw.com/freeware/RecordTools/

Jon's Commands scripting addition:

http://www.seanet.com/~jonpugh/

Scriptable Software

BBEdit , a scriptable text editor:

http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/

MultiAd Creator , an extraordinarily scriptable and attachable page layout and drawing program:

http://www.creatorsoftware.com/products/

Mailsmith , a scriptable email client:

http://www.barebones.com/products/mailsmith/

Eudora , a scriptable email client:

http://www.eudora.com/email/

Microsoft Entourage , Word , and Excel —a scriptable email client and an incredibly scriptable word processor and spreadsheet program:

http://www.microsoft.com/macoffice/

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