December 2004
Beginner
600 pages
13h 42m
English
Content preview from Beginning AppleScript®
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A.1. Chapter 1
A.1.1. Exercise 1 solution
2 * pi * 1.48
A.1.2. Exercise 2 solution
display dialog "Do you think this is a great book?" buttons { "Yes", "No" }
default button {"Yes"}
A.1.3. Exercise 3 solution
-- This program will ask the user for her opinion
display dialog "Do you think this is a great book?" buttons { "Yes", "No" }
default button {"Yes"}
A.1.4. Exercise 4 solution
Click on the Description tab in the Script Editor window and enter the text "A program to ask a profound question!"
A.1.5. Exercise 5 solution
display dialog "Pick a color" buttons {"Red", "Yellow", "Blue"}
default button "Red"
A.1.6. Exercise 6 solution
Yes, you can alter the order of the optional parameters. However, they must appear after the message that you want to display.
A.1.7. Exercise 7 solution
beep 3
display dialog "Couldn't find myFavorites" buttons { "OK" } default button "OK"
with icon stop
A.1.8. Exercise 8 solution
say "Programming in AppleScript is fun."
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