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AppleScript

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AppleScript
An English-like command language for the Macintosh introduced with System 7 Pro and supported in Mac OS X, even though OS X has its own Unix commands. Like the command lines and batch files in DOS/Windows, AppleScript is used to invoke numerous functions and automate repetitive tasks. A variety of pre-written scripts are available, and Apple's Script Editor is used to write one's own.
(language)AppleScript - An object-oriented shell language for the Macintosh, approximately a superset of HyperTalk.
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Apple apparently did not fix a vulnerability in its ARDAgent (Apple Remote Desktop) that allows programs to run as root due to an error in the processing of AppleScripts, a Mac programming language.
Apple delivers fourth Mac OS X update of year by Dan Kaplan / SC Magazine
AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition" AppleScript comes free as part of every Mac OS X system, and with it, users can harness the power of their Mac and control both the system and the applications (such as iTunes, Photoshop, Quark, InDesign, Word, FileMaker Pro, Apple Mail, and more) that run on it.
"AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition" by Database and Network Journal
Other new features include autosave, AppleScript for automating tasks, mail merge, clip art and more than 50 fonts.
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