Automator

i have tryed to make an automator app to batch print to file freehand files. ...

Well, something like that can be done... have you tried Apple's application, Automator?

btw, we already have this functionality on windows with wget and a cmd batch script. I was looking for a way to do it on a mac via the terminal and just make an automator application that would run the command. Thanks. ...

*Every bug fix possible *Default GUI system for every window and app(so when I install a new interface, i dont need to worry that it only supports Finder, Address Book, etc.) *Optional Application icons *iCal app icon has current date (not needing to start the app to get it) *easy file sharing *better third party support *Java 6, or at least Java 5 with everything that...

and I can open, edit, save with Automator and AppleScript? ...

Look into AppleScript and Automator.

Microsoft has apparently announced the pricing for Office 2008, which is expected to be out in January. There will be three versions: Special Media Edition ($499.95 for full verison, $299.95 for the upgrade) - includes support for Exchange and Automator Actions in Workflows plus has Expression Media Standard Edition ($399.95 for full verison, $239.95 for the upgrade) -...

If you know Unix syntax, you can use it freely (and it is very complete). But most Mac applications are not built to exploit that easily. So the system is compatible, the applications not. For automatization, you should try to exploit Automator. Did you check its documentation ?

And, I guess I should add Automator here as well, for making workflows with the current applications or to make the current applications do whatever you need. That comes also preinstalled with 10. ...

In comes Automator Virtual Input. It allows you to create a work flow that involves reading mouse input and sending mouse clicks to a specific region. ...