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applications
document by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
window by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test, by ID
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
frontmost boolean [r/o] -- Is this the frontmost (active) application?
name Unicode text [r/o] -- The name of the application.
version Unicode text [r/o] -- The version of the application.
colors
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
documents
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
path Unicode text -- The document's path.
modified boolean [r/o] -- Has the document been modified since the last save?
name Unicode text -- The document's name.
items
class type class [r/o] -- The class of the object.
properties record -- All of the object's properties.
windows
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
modal boolean [r/o] -- Whether the window is the application's current modal window.
closeable boolean [r/o] -- Whether the window has a close box.
name Unicode text -- The full title of the window.
resizable boolean [r/o] -- Whether the window can be resized.
index integer -- The index of the window in the back-to-front window ordering.
miniaturizable boolean [r/o] -- Whether the window can be miniaturized.
floating boolean [r/o] -- Whether the window floats.
bounds bounding rectangle -- The bounding rectangle of the window.
zoomed boolean -- Whether the window is currently zoomed.
visible boolean -- Whether the window is currently visible.
id integer [r/o] -- The unique identifier of the window.
titled boolean [r/o] -- Whether the window has a title bar.
miniaturized boolean -- Whether the window is currently miniaturized.
zoomable boolean [r/o] -- Whether the window can be zoomed.
document document [r/o] -- The document whose contents are being displayed in the window.
close reference -- the object for the command
[saving in Unicode text] -- The file in which to save the object.
[saving ask/yes/no] -- Specifies whether changes should be saved before closing.
count reference -- the object for the command
[each type class] -- The class of objects to be counted.
Result: integer -- the reply for the command
delete reference -- the object for the command
duplicate reference -- the object for the command
to location reference -- The location for the new object(s).
[with properties record] -- Properties to be set in the new duplicated object(s).
exists reference -- the object for the command
Result: boolean -- the reply for the command
get reference -- the object for the command
Result: anything -- the reply for the command
make
[at location reference] -- The location at which to insert the object.
new type class -- The class of the new object.
[with data anything] -- The initial data for the object.
[with properties record] -- The initial values for properties of the object.
Result: reference -- the reply for the command
move reference -- the object for the command
to location reference -- The new location for the object(s).
open a list of alias -- list of objects
print a list of alias -- list of objects
quit reference -- the object for the command
[saving ask/yes/no] -- Specifies whether changes should be saved before quitting.
save reference -- the object for the command
[in Unicode text] -- The file in which to save the object.
[as Unicode text] -- The file type in which to save the data.
set reference -- the object for the command
to anything -- The new value.
attribute run by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
character by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
paragraph by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
word by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
<Inheritance> text [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
file name Unicode text -- The path to the file for the attachment
attribute runs
attribute run by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
character by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
paragraph by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
word by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
font Unicode text -- The name of the font of the first character.
color color -- The color of the first character.
size integer -- The size in points of the first character.
characters
attribute run by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
character by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
paragraph by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
word by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
font Unicode text -- The name of the font of the first character.
color color -- The color of the first character.
size integer -- The size in points of the first character.
paragraphs
attribute run by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
character by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
paragraph by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
word by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
font Unicode text -- The name of the font of the first character.
color color -- The color of the first character.
size integer -- The size in points of the first character.
attribute run by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
character by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
paragraph by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
word by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
font Unicode text -- The name of the font of the first character.
color color -- The color of the first character.
size integer -- The size in points of the first character.
words
attribute run by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
character by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
paragraph by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
word by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
font Unicode text -- The name of the font of the first character.
color color -- The color of the first character.
size integer -- The size in points of the first character.
applications
process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
desk accessory process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
disk by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
login item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
file by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
application process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder action by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
document by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
window by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test, by ID
<Inheritance> application [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
folder actions enabled boolean -- Are Folder Actions currently being processed?
properties anything -- every property of the Disk-Folder-File Suite host program
disks
file by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
name Unicode text [r/o] -- the name of the disk
properties anything -- every property of the disk
ejectable boolean [r/o] -- Can the media be ejected (floppies, CD's, and so on)?
POSIX path Unicode text [r/o] -- the POSIX file system path of the disk
local volume boolean [r/o] -- Is the media a local volume (as opposed to a file server?
ignore privileges boolean [r/o] -- Ignore permissions on this disk?
format MS-DOS format/Apple Photo format/ISO 9660 format/QuickTake format/AppleShare format/High Sierra format/Mac OS Extended format/UDF format/unknown format/audio format/Mac OS format/UFS format/NFS format/ProDOS format/WebDAV format [r/o] -- the file system format of this disk
path Unicode text [r/o] -- the file system path of the disk
capacity unsigned integer [r/o] -- the total number of bytes (free or used) on the disk
free space unsigned integer [r/o] -- the number of free bytes left on the disk
startup boolean [r/o] -- Is this disk the boot disk?
volume Unicode text [r/o] -- the volume on which the folder resides
files
file by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
name Unicode text [r/o] -- the name of the file
size unsigned integer [r/o] -- the logical size of the file
physical size unsigned integer [r/o] -- the actual space used by the file on disk
POSIX path Unicode text [r/o] -- the POSIX file system path of the file
file type Unicode text -- the OSType identifying the type of data contained in the item
product version Unicode text [r/o] -- the version of the product (visible at the top of the ?et Info?window)
version Unicode text [r/o] -- the version of the file (visible at the bottom of the ?et Info?window)
path Unicode text [r/o] -- the file system path of the file
properties anything -- every property of the file
stationery boolean -- Is the file a stationery pad?
creator type Unicode text -- the OSType identifying the application that created the item
volume Unicode text [r/o] -- the volume on which the folder resides
folders
file by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
file by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
name Unicode text [r/o] -- the name of the folder
POSIX path Unicode text [r/o] -- the POSIX file system path of the folder
path Unicode text [r/o] -- the file system path of the folder
volume Unicode text [r/o] -- the volume on which the folder resides
properties anything -- every property of the folder
items
file by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
name Unicode text [r/o] -- the name of the item
name extension Unicode text [r/o] -- the extension portion of the name
modification date anything [r/o] -- the date on which the item was last modified
url Unicode text [r/o] -- the url of the item
POSIX path Unicode text [r/o] -- the POSIX file system path of the item
package folder boolean [r/o] -- Is the item a package?
busy status boolean [r/o] -- Is the item busy?
path Unicode text [r/o] -- the file system path of the item
visible boolean [r/o] -- Is the item visible?
properties anything -- every property of the item
volume Unicode text [r/o] -- the volume on which the folder resides
creation date anything [r/o] -- the date on which the item was created
applications
process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
desk accessory process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
disk by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
login item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
file by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
application process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder action by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
document by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
window by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test, by ID
<Inheritance> application [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
folder actions enabled boolean -- Are Folder Actions currently being processed?
properties anything -- every property of the Folder Actions Suite host program
folder actions
script by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
path anything [r/o] -- the path to the folder to which the folder action applies
name Unicode text [r/o] -- the name of the folder action, which is also the name of the folder
volume Unicode text [r/o] -- the volume on which the folder action resides
properties anything -- every property of the folder action
scripts
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
name Unicode text [r/o] -- the name of the script
POSIX path Unicode text [r/o] -- the POSIX file system path of the disk
path Unicode text [r/o] -- the file system path of the disk
properties anything -- every property of the script
attach action to reference -- the object for the command
using Unicode text -- a file containing the script to attach
Result: anything -- the reply for the command
attached scripts reference -- the object for the command
Result: anything -- the reply for the command
do folder action reference -- the object for the command
[with window size bounding rectangle] -- the new window size for the folder action message to process
[with item list anything] -- a list of items for the folder action message to process
folder action code items added/items removed/window closed/window moved/window opened -- the folder action message to process
Result: anything -- the reply for the command
edit action of reference -- the object for the command
[using action name Unicode text] -- ...or the name of the action to edit
[using action number integer] -- the index number of the action to edit...
Result: anything -- the reply for the command
remove action from reference -- the object for the command
[using action name Unicode text] -- ...or the name of the action to remove
[using action number integer] -- the index number of the action to remove...
Result: anything -- the reply for the command
applications
process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
desk accessory process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
disk by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
login item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
file by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
application process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder action by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
document by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
window by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test, by ID
<Inheritance> application [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
folder actions enabled boolean -- Are Folder Actions currently being processed?
properties anything -- every property of the System Events application
restart reference -- the object for the command
shut down reference -- the object for the command
sleep reference -- the object for the command
applications
process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
desk accessory process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
disk by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
login item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
file by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
application process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder action by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
document by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
window by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test, by ID
<Inheritance> application [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
folder actions enabled boolean -- Are Folder Actions currently being processed?
properties anything -- every property of the Processes Suite host program
application processes
<Inheritance> process [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
application file anything [r/o] -- a reference to the application file from which this process was launched
desk accessory processes
<Inheritance> process [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
desk accessory file anything [r/o] -- a reference to the desk accessory file from which this process was launched
processes
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
name Unicode text [r/o] -- the name of the process
has scripting terminology boolean [r/o] -- Does the process have a scripting terminology, i.e., can it be scripted?
file anything [r/o] -- the file from which the process was launched
accepts high level events boolean [r/o] -- Is the process high-level event aware (accepts open application, open document, print document, and quit)?
partition space used unsigned integer [r/o] -- the number of bytes currently used in the process' partition
classic boolean [r/o] -- Is the process running in the Classic environment?
file type Unicode text [r/o] -- the OSType of the file type of the process
visible boolean [r/o] -- Is the process' layer visible?
total partition size unsigned integer [r/o] -- the size of the partition with which the process was launched
frontmost boolean [r/o] -- Is the process the frontmost process
accepts remote events boolean [r/o] -- Does the process accept remote events?
properties anything -- every property of the process
creator type Unicode text [r/o] -- the OSType of the creator of the process (the signature)
applications
process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
desk accessory process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
disk by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
login item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
file by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
application process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder action by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
document by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
window by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test, by ID
<Inheritance> application [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
folder actions enabled boolean -- Are Folder Actions currently being processed?
properties anything -- every property of the System Events application
do script reference -- the object for the command
applications
process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
desk accessory process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
disk by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
login item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
item by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
file by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
application process by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
folder action by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
document by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test
window by name, by numeric index, before/after another element, as a range of elements, satisfying a test, by ID
<Inheritance> application [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
folder actions enabled boolean -- Are Folder Actions currently being processed?
properties anything -- every property of the Login Items Suite host program
login items
<Inheritance> item [r/o] -- All of the properties of the superclass.
name Unicode text [r/o] -- the name of the Login Item
kind Unicode text [r/o] -- the file type of the Login Item
path Unicode text [r/o] -- the file system path to the Login Item
hidden boolean -- Is the Login Item hidden when launched?
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