AppleScript is an English-like, easy-to-understand scripting language built into every Mac. AppleScript can automate hundreds of AppleScriptable applications, performing tasks both large and small, complex and simple.<BR><BR>Learn AppleScript: The Comprehensive Guide to Scripting and Automation on Mac OS X, Third Edition has been completely updated for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It's all here, with an emphasis on practical information that will help you solve any automation problem, from the most mundane, repetitive tasks to highly integrated workflows of complex systems. This edition includes major contributions from expert AppleScripters Emmanuel Levy, Harald Monihart, Ian Piper, Shane Stanley, Barry Wainwright, and Craig Williams and includes a foreword by AppleScript inventor, William Cook.<BR><BR>Whether you are a first-time scripter who wants to automate tasks on your Mac, an experienced AppleScripter looking to develop proficient, professional, or guru-level knowledge and skills, or a professional Mac OS X developer wishing to understand this powerful and pervasive technology, this book is for you!