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imported>Curlyquote: Punctuation

2025-12-19T21:56:38Z

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	; File system		; File system
	* '''alias''': reference to an existing file system object (file or folder); maintains link to file system object if moved or renamed		* '''alias''': reference to an existing file system object (file or folder); maintains link to file system object if moved or renamed
	* '''file''': reference to a file system object; ~~can~~ can refer to an object that does not exist		* '''file''': reference to a file system object; can refer to an object that does not exist
	* '''POSIX file''': reference to a file system object, in plain text, using Unix ([[POSIX]])-style slash (/) notation; not a true data type, as AppleScript automatically converts a POSIX file to an ordinary file<ref>{{cite web\|title=POSIX file — Class Reference — AppleScript Language Guide\|url=https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptLangGuide/reference/ASLR_classes.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40000983-CH1g-SW15\|website=developer.apple.com\|access-date=January 8, 2018\|language=en}}</ref>		* '''POSIX file''': reference to a file system object, in plain text, using Unix ([[POSIX]])-style slash (/) notation; not a true data type, as AppleScript automatically converts a POSIX file to an ordinary file<ref>{{cite web\|title=POSIX file — Class Reference — AppleScript Language Guide\|url=https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptLangGuide/reference/ASLR_classes.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40000983-CH1g-SW15\|website=developer.apple.com\|access-date=January 8, 2018\|language=en}}</ref>
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	===Loop===		===Loop===

	The loop construct has multiple variations; all using the keyword '''repeat'''. The loop can be exited via '''exit repeat'''.		The loop construct has multiple variations, all using the keyword '''repeat'''. The loop can be exited via '''exit repeat'''.

	; Unconditional		; Unconditional

imported>ScrabbleTiles: Rollback edit(s) by 209.15.72.96 (talk): Vandalism (UV 0.1.6)

2025-11-02T07:50:03Z

Rollback edit(s) by 209.15.72.96 (talk): Vandalism (UV 0.1.6)

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	; [[Xcode]]: A suite of tools from Apple for developing applications with features for editing scripts and creating standalone applications written in AppleScript.		; [[Xcode]]: A suite of tools from Apple for developing applications with features for editing scripts and creating standalone applications written in AppleScript.

	;[[Script Debugger]]: An commercial IDE from [[Late Night Software]], Script Debugger is a relatively advanced AppleScript environment that allows the script writer to debug AppleScripts via single [[program animation\|stepping]], [[breakpoint]]s, stepping in and out of functions/subroutines, variable tracking, etc. Script Debugger also contains an advanced dictionary browser that allows the user to see the dictionary in action in real world situations. That is, rather than just a listing of what the dictionary covers, one can open a document in [[Pages (iWork)\|Pages]], for example, and see how the dictionary's terms apply to that document, making it easier to determine which parts of the dictionary to use. Script Debugger is not designed to create scripts with a GUI, other than basic alerts and dialogs, but is focused more on the coding and debugging of scripts.		;[[Script Debugger]]: A commercial IDE from [[Late Night Software]], Script Debugger is a relatively advanced AppleScript environment that allows the script writer to debug AppleScripts via single [[program animation\|stepping]], [[breakpoint]]s, stepping in and out of functions/subroutines, variable tracking, etc. Script Debugger also contains an advanced dictionary browser that allows the user to see the dictionary in action in real world situations. That is, rather than just a listing of what the dictionary covers, one can open a document in [[Pages (iWork)\|Pages]], for example, and see how the dictionary's terms apply to that document, making it easier to determine which parts of the dictionary to use. Script Debugger is not designed to create scripts with a GUI, other than basic alerts and dialogs, but is focused more on the coding and debugging of scripts.

	;[[Smile (software)\|Smile and SmileLab]]: A third-party freeware/commercial IDE for AppleScript, itself written entirely in AppleScript.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.satimage.fr/software/en/ \|title=Smile and SmileLab Home Page \|website=satimage.fr \|access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref> Smile is free, and primarily designed for AppleScript development. SmileLab is commercial software with extensive additions for numerical analysis, graphing, machine automation and web production. Smile and SmileLab use an assortment of different windows—AppleScript windows for running and saving full scripts, AppleScript terminals for testing code line-by-line, unicode windows for working with text and XML. Users can create complex interfaces—called dialogs—for situations where the built-in dialogs in AppleScript are insufficient.		;[[Smile (software)\|Smile and SmileLab]]: A third-party freeware/commercial IDE for AppleScript, itself written entirely in AppleScript.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.satimage.fr/software/en/ \|title=Smile and SmileLab Home Page \|website=satimage.fr \|access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref> Smile is free, and primarily designed for AppleScript development. SmileLab is commercial software with extensive additions for numerical analysis, graphing, machine automation and web production. Smile and SmileLab use an assortment of different windows—AppleScript windows for running and saving full scripts, AppleScript terminals for testing code line-by-line, unicode windows for working with text and XML. Users can create complex interfaces—called dialogs—for situations where the built-in dialogs in AppleScript are insufficient.

imported>Guy Harris: Unix shells aren't bound to particular versions of Unix, and versions of some Unix shells are available for non-Unix OSes. Rexx also appears to now be multi-platform.

2025-03-06T19:50:34Z

Unix shells aren't bound to particular versions of Unix, and versions of some Unix shells are available for non-Unix OSes. Rexx also appears to now be multi-platform.

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