Developer Support
Apple Event Objects and You (develop)
Better Apple Event Coding Through Objects (develop)
Scripting the Finder From Your Application (develop)
Designing a Scripting Implementation (develop)
AppleScript 1.0 Overview (MacTech)
AppleScript Script Applications (MacTech)
Extending AppleScript with Scripting Additions (MacTech)
The Required Apple Events (MacTech)
The Open Scripting Architecture
IC 1 - SendToSelf : Getting in Touch With Yourself Via the Apple Event Manager (Tech Notes)
IC 505 - Apple Event Manager Q&As (Tech Notes)
IC 520 - Script Manager Q&As (Tech Notes)
According to Script: Think About Dictionaries (develop)
Speeding Up whose Clause Resolution (develop)
According to Script: Properties and Preferences (develop)
Author: Richard Clark
Journal: develop
Issue: 10
Comments: Not yet on the web, Acrobat version available by ftp
Introduction to Apple Event Programming.
Author: Eric M. Behrdahl
Journal: develop
Issue: 12
Comments: Not yet on the web, Acrobat version available by ftp
Introduction to the Apple Event Object Model.
Author: Greg Anderson
Journal: develop
Issue: 20
Interact with the Scriptable Finder through Apple Events.
Author: Cal Simone
Journal: develop
Issue: 21
If you are interested in adding a scripting support to your application,
check out this introductory article.
Author: Mark Minshull
Journal: MacTech
Issue: 09.08
Introduction to AppleScript 1.0 by the leader of the original AppleScript team.
Author: Jens Alfke
Journal: MacTech
Issue: 09.08
A sample application written in AppleScript.
Authors: Donald Olson
Journal: MacTech
Issue: 10.01
An introduction to writing Scripting Additions, by "Mr. OSAX" himself.
Author: Dave Mark
Journal: MacTech
Issue: 10.12
A sample application that implements the required Apple Events.
Authors: William R. Cook and Warren H. Harris
An overview of the Open Scripting Architecture.
Source: Macintosh Technical Notes
Use the Apple Event Manager for communication within your application.
Source: Macintosh Technical Notes
Frequently asked questions about the Apple Event Manager.
Source: Macintosh Technical Notes
Frequently asked questions about the Script Manager.
Author: Cal Simone
Journal: develop
Issue: 23
Tips and tricks about writing a dictionary for your application.
Author: Greg Anderson
Journal: develop
Issue: 24 (February 1996)
An excellent article. Among many other benefits "If your application is not yet scriptable, you'll find that the foundation classes presented in this article do most of the work required to support scripting."
Author: Cal Simone
Journal: develop
Issue: 25 (March 1996)
Some advice on two problematic areas of scripting support.
Apple Event Registry