Applescript

OK, I was doing some reading and going through tutorials in order to learn AppleScript (I bought my first Mac about six months ago--lovin' it!--and I'm going for my Geek Badge). ;) Seriously though, as I was about halfway through the first tutorial, I asked myself, "What in the HECK is the point of AppleScript?" Wouldn't it be easier to just CLICK on the darn window/menu...

Hi, I was wondering if there way to set the system Date/Time with an applescript. Ive written a bunch of scripts but mostly pretty basic and alot stolen from examples. I just cant seem to find any concerning changing the system Date date. I'm running OSX 10.4 Tiger is ordered and should arrive in he next few days. Ive also been working with "UI Browser" from Prefab. ...

I can access the properties by saying "the high of y", but I can't use the simplified form in the tell block. The problem is that AppleScript sees "high" as the name of an undefined variable, not as a property name. ...

My AppleScript is calling a console app with "do shell script." I would like to get the integer return from this console app. ...

Is there a list on the internet with all the Applescript commands and what they do? ...

Complete Newbie here with regards to AppleScript. I'm trying to make my own quick-key shortcut on an old Classic application (Hypercard) where there is no shortcut. I need to delete 365 cards from a stack. 'Delete Card' has no quick key shortcut. I'm hoping I can assign an 'F' key (F4 or F5) to trigger a script that would tell Hypercard to delete the current card. Can...

This month's meeting will serve as an opened discussion about AppleScript, AppleScript Studio, and Automator. Members are encouraged to bring their own scripts to show at the meeting. ...

I'm not quite sure if this belongs here or in the general Mac OSX section, but since It does have to do with AppleScript and programming, I figured this would be the best place for it. ...

Can an applescript detect file open/close or application start/shutdown events? Can an applescript sit in the background and open another application whenever it detects that a file has been opened or closed, or an application (other than the one this script opens) has been started or quit from? If so, can someone point me to the appropriate section of the documentation?

I would like to run an applescript that mounts a shared application for members of a specific group in my OD directory. Is there a way to do this in tiger. ...