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About the author
Introduction
- 0.1. Dedicated To
- 0.2. Copyright
- 0.3. About The Author
- 0.4. About The Book
1. Basic Commands
- 1.1. Comments
- 1.2. Say
- 1.3. Beep
- 1.4. Tell
2. Save Compile Run
- 2.1. Save
- 2.2. Export
- 2.3. Compile
- 2.4. Run
3. Simplifying Scripting
4. Variables & Arithmetic
5. Strings & Dialog
- 5.1. Declaring Strings
- 5.2. Dialogs
- 5.3. Merging Strings
- 5.4. Length of String
- 5.5. Escape Sequences
- 5.6. Coercion
- 5.7. Dialog With Custom Buttons
6. Lists
- 6.1. Declaring Lists
- 6.2. Print List
- 6.3. Merge Lists
- 6.4. Modifying Lists
- 6.5. Extracting Items From Lists
- 6.6. Size of List
- 6.7. Part of List
- 6.8. Reverse of List
- 6.9. Random Value
- 6.10. Coercion
- 6.11. Merging Different Type
- 6.12. Character List
- 6.13. Get List By Splitting Test
- 6.14. Custom Delimiters To String
7. More On Dialogs
- 7.1. Button Pressed
- 7.2. User Input
- 7.3. Coercion
8. Records
- 8.1. Declaring Records
- 8.2. Count
- 8.3. Extracting Information From Record
- 8.4. Import Records
- 8.5. Copy Command
9. Easier Dialogs
10. Conditional Statements
- 10.1. Comparison
- 10.2. if...else
- 10.3. Conditions In Lists
- 10.4. Conditions & Records
- 10.5. Logical Conditions
11. Try Catch Exceptions
12. Files & Folders
- 12.1. Folders
- 12.2. Opening Folders
- 12.3. Opening Files
13. Loops
- 13.1. Creating A Loop
- 13.2. Amalgamating Learning
- 13.3. Exiting Loops
- 13.4. Counters
14. Handlers
- 14.1. Defining A Handler
- 14.2. Calling A Handler
- 14.3. Parametrized Handler
- 14.4. Return Statement
- 14.5. Local Variables
- 14.6. Importing AppleScript File
- 14.7. Call Methods In Tell
15. Saving As Application
16. Additional Guides

Basics of AppleScript

Declaring Records

Script [8.1.1]: set propertyName to {myAge:20}

Explanation: propertyName is the name of record. And it contains the property myAge. Make sure the properties inside record cannot have space that is, we cannot write myAge as my Age.