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dricci
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It's nothing like RealBasic or VisualBasic even though the name sort of leads you to believe that. I have yet to figure it out, but I think it's just project builder and such with AppleScript code instead of Objective-C.
Look for the developer cd Image download and grab that, then mount it with disk copy and run the install. You shouldn't have to burn it to a CD unless you want a backup.
Look for the developer cd Image download and grab that, then mount it with disk copy and run the install. You shouldn't have to burn it to a CD unless you want a backup.
genghiscohen
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If you have the December 2001 update of the Developer Tools installed, then you have A.S.S. But it doesn't appear as a separate app. It's really a way to sort of combine AppleScript with ProjectBuilder. There is even a section on Apple's A.S.S. website that shows you how to tell if you have it installed.
simX
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Yes, AppleScript Studio is just part of Project Builder and Interface Builder.
To see if you have it installed, start up Project Builder. Now create a new project. Under the "Application" flippy-triangle, you should see "AppleScript Application", "AppleScript Document-based Application", and "AppleScript Droplet". Just select one of those, and a template will be created.
Then you can just enter your code into the file "Application.applescript" under the "Scripts" folder in the left-hand column.
Then you use Interface Builder to build the interface, and then you can have AppleScript manipulate the interface.
If you want an example of an AS Studio app, just download mine.
http://homepage.mac.com/simx/productsindex.html .
And if you have any questions, you can ask me. I think no one doubts that I am the AppleScript Studio Genius around here, if I may say so myself.
To see if you have it installed, start up Project Builder. Now create a new project. Under the "Application" flippy-triangle, you should see "AppleScript Application", "AppleScript Document-based Application", and "AppleScript Droplet". Just select one of those, and a template will be created.
Then you can just enter your code into the file "Application.applescript" under the "Scripts" folder in the left-hand column.
Then you use Interface Builder to build the interface, and then you can have AppleScript manipulate the interface.
If you want an example of an AS Studio app, just download mine.
http://homepage.mac.com/simx/productsindex.html .And if you have any questions, you can ask me. I think no one doubts that I am the AppleScript Studio Genius around here, if I may say so myself.
dricci
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SimX: Do you know of any graphical tutorials for creating apps in AppleScript Studio? I know a little about RealBASIC but I'd rather use AppleScript Studio to make OS X apps, but I can't seem to find much info on how the creation process works. I'm sure I can get the hang of it but I just can't find any good tutorials from Apple or otherwise for people like me.
simX
Unofficial Mac Genius
dricci: I would suggest three places:
1) The AppleScript Studio developer examples and documentation. There's the Watson tutorial in the AS Studio documentation that teaches you how to build an application, but doesn't teach you the syntax and stuff of AppleScript. For the AS Studio examples, just go to /Developer/Examples/AppleScript Studio. They're just prebuilt projects, but if you look in the scripts, you can start to learn the syntax. Also, in every new AS Studio app, there's something in the left-hand column called "AppleScriptKit.asdictionary", which contains the syntax to many things (although I often find it very unhelpful).
2) Here! I'll be more than happy to help you out with AS Studio questions. Anything from referring to a menu item (I think I finally figured it out) to calling the UNIX command line.
3) The AppleScript Studio mailing list. Go to http://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/applescript-studio and sign up to the mailing list. They've helped me with just about each of my problems, and some of the people who actually work on programming the AppleScript Studio programming tools watch the list and respond.
1) The AppleScript Studio developer examples and documentation. There's the Watson tutorial in the AS Studio documentation that teaches you how to build an application, but doesn't teach you the syntax and stuff of AppleScript. For the AS Studio examples, just go to /Developer/Examples/AppleScript Studio. They're just prebuilt projects, but if you look in the scripts, you can start to learn the syntax. Also, in every new AS Studio app, there's something in the left-hand column called "AppleScriptKit.asdictionary", which contains the syntax to many things (although I often find it very unhelpful).
2) Here! I'll be more than happy to help you out with AS Studio questions. Anything from referring to a menu item (I think I finally figured it out) to calling the UNIX command line.
3) The AppleScript Studio mailing list. Go to http://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/applescript-studio and sign up to the mailing list. They've helped me with just about each of my problems, and some of the people who actually work on programming the AppleScript Studio programming tools watch the list and respond.
dricci
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I did a little bit of applescript in OS 9, mostly for making voice recognized commands. I forgot most of it though, but I do recall some hypertalk from hypercard so it seems to be kinda similar to that.
I'm hoping I can find a way in this to make apps that connect to web http sockets. I read a little about it's SOAP and RPC? support, but I don't really understand that yet.
Hopefully I can find time this weekend to master this. It took me about 4 hours to master the basics of realbasic, I can see this is going to take a little longer but will give me more professional results.
That reminds me, have you had any success in creating standard OS X toolbars that can be controled by the little pill widget?
I'm hoping I can find a way in this to make apps that connect to web http sockets. I read a little about it's SOAP and RPC? support, but I don't really understand that yet.
Hopefully I can find time this weekend to master this. It took me about 4 hours to master the basics of realbasic, I can see this is going to take a little longer but will give me more professional results.
That reminds me, have you had any success in creating standard OS X toolbars that can be controled by the little pill widget?
simX
Unofficial Mac Genius
AppleScript Studio cannot currently make toolbars, unless you use some Obj-C. However, on the AppleScript Studio mailing list, they have mentioned multiple times that support for toolbars will be added in AppleScript Studio in the future. Hopefully it won't take a long time.
Hopefully it won't take a long time.