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Summary: Requires some programming experience
Review: I found the book to be very useful for most of the book. Howvever, I found that the book did not emphasize enough on what were actual commands and what was data. Somtimes the syntax was a little misleading because of the way the examples were written. You will have to read the examples a couple of times to figure out what is applescript commands and what isn't. I was looking for a book that showed how each command was used and then how to put them all together. Most C and BASIC books are written like this.
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Summary: Needs to be sent through one more round of editing
Review: Overall the premise of the book to use examples to teach is good, and the examples themselves were well chosen. However, the devil is in the details. There were numerous unexplained forward references, some incorrect information (its explanation of whether Applescript is reentrant comes to mind) and the example scripts included on the CD were buggy. It took all of one click (chaning the year) to crash the Date Minder script which they claim met their high standards. All in all because of these problems I wouldn't recommend this book, although there really isn't much in the way of competition.J Schmitz
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Summary: Needs to be sent through one more round of editing
Review: Overall the premise of the book to use examples to teach is good, and the examples themselves were well chosen. However, the devil is in the details. There were numerous unexplained forward references, some incorrect information (its explanation of whether Applescript is reentrant comes to mind) and the example scripts included on the CD were buggy. It took all of one click (chaning the year) to crash the Date Minder script which they claim met their high standards. All in all because of these problems I wouldn't recommend this book, although there really isn't much in the way of competition. J Schmitz
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Summary: For expert scripters only!
Review: This is a great book for any intermediate or advanced AppleScript developer who wants to develop in the the FaceSpan environment. The only weakness I see in this book is its usefulness as a reference. It can be difficult to track down a specific piece of information. THIS IS NOT A BOOK FOR THE CASUAL USER OR FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO LEARN APPLESCRIPT. If you want to learn AppleScript the best place to start is with the information and tutorials available from apple's web site and in the help menu on your Mac. If you already know some AppleScript and want to increase your skills Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook is a better place to start before moving on to this book.
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