Anyone here good at Apple Scripting?

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alcimedesalcimedes
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
i need to make some Apple scripts, but i have no idea how to use the program. i'd like to use it to luanch an app., create some folders, then launch a second app. and encode some files.



however, when i try to record my actions, it doesn't record anything for the apps. that i'm using. (although it does record for major apps).



any idea?

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    cubedudecubedude Posts: 1,556member
    What apps?
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  • Reply 2 of 5
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    DVDBackup and DVD2oneX.



    i'd like to basically automate my DVD backup process.



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  • Reply 3 of 5
    johnqjohnq Posts: 2,763member
    Short answer is that not all applications are scriptable.



    You need a good Applescript book so you can fill in the blanks with typed code. I know there are good websites too but I prefer a book when beginning a language. O'Reilly makes a decent one: AppleScript in a Nutshell



    (Also available on O'Reilly's

    Safari Bookshelf, which has thousands of online tech books. Generally excellent although I find their html layout to be confining.)



    You need a better base of understanding so you can start asking questions that will actually yield more useful replies.
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  • Reply 4 of 5
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    yeah, i have 0 understanding of Applescript, and hate programming languages. i want it to make fodlers, run some options, then wait for input from me. maybe i'll hunt around on the web, see if someone hasn't already written a script like this.
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  • Reply 5 of 5
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    I know some stuff about AS, but I believe that the apps (DVDBackup and DVD2oneX) are not scriptable. Remember, the app has to support it.



    I can help you to get started. Drop me an e-mail
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