Archives for April 2005

Press Release > Mactech Magazine Applescript Article Announced – 4/30/05

MACTECH MAGAZINE APPLESCRIPT ARTICLE ANNOUNCED
Current Issue of MacTech Magazine Features Article Written by Benjamin S. Waldie, President of Automated Workflows, LLC

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - April 30th, 2005 - This month's MacTech Magazine, the April 2005 issue, features an article that provides an introduction to AppleScript Studio. This article was written by AppleScript Essentials columnist, Benjamin S. Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC.
AppleScript is a scripting language, built into Mac OS X, which allows users to write scripts in order to automate time consuming and repetitive tasks.
Benjamin S. Waldie is president and CEO of Automated Workflows, LLC, a firm specializing in AppleScript and workflow automation consulting. For years, Benjamin has developed professional AppleScript-based solutions for businesses across the globe, including Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, NASA, and TV Guide Magazine.
For additional information, visit Automated Workflows, LLC's website.

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

AppleScript is a registered trademark of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Press Release > Automator Actions For Use With Third-party Applications Available

AUTOMATOR ACTIONS FOR USE WITH THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
Automated Workflows, LLC Announces Automator Actions for FileMaker, InDesign, Photoshop, and More!

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - April 29th, 2005 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the availability of Automator actions for use with third-party applications, including FileMaker, InDesign, Photoshop, and more!
Automator is the latest and greatest automation technology, developed by Apple Computer, Inc., and released with Mac OS X Tiger. Designed for all levels of users, from novice to expert, Automator makes performing time consuming and repetitive tasks a snap! The basic unit for automation in Automator is called an action, and each action is responsible for performing a single specific task. Using Automator's interface, users can link actions together in infinite ways to form a complete workflow that matches their unique needs. Hundreds of actions are included with Automator for performing tasks in Apple applications and the operating system itself. This list can be expanded with actions made available by developers.
Automated Workflows, LLC now provides users with the ability to extend the immense power of Automator with new actions that interact directly with their favorite third-party applications. By extending Automator in this manner, users are now able to begin automating repetitive and time consuming tasks in applications including FileMaker Pro, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Photoshop. For Photographers, this includes the ability to add IPTC captions, apply an Unsharp Mask filter, apply a watermark , assign a color profile, trigger a Photoshop Action, and much more! For desktop publishers, this means being able to begin automating even the most complex tasks, such as catalog construction!
For example, using Automator actions available from Automated Workflows, LLC, a workflow that opens an InDesign template, retrieves product IDs from a FileMaker Pro database, locates photos corresponding to those IDs in iPhoto, imports the found photos into the InDesign template, retrieves product text from a FileMaker Pro database, imports the product text into the InDesign template, retrieves product pricing from a FileMaker Pro database, and imports the product pricing into the InDesign template, can quickly and easily be created. All of this without the need for manual processing or programming!
Automated Workflows, LLC's actions are available for purchase, either individually, or in multi-action packs. Pricing varies based on the functionality offered, and demonstration versions of all actions are available for download. The initial release of actions, available today, includes the following:
Photoshop Actions

  • Add IPTC Captions to Photoshop Documents
  • Apply Unsharp Mask to Photoshop Documents
  • Apply Watermark to Photoshop Documents
  • Assign Color Profile to Photoshop Documents
  • Close Photoshop Documents
  • Flip Photoshop Documents
  • New Photoshop Document
  • Open Images in Photoshop
  • Resize Photoshop Documents
  • Rotate Photoshop Documents
  • Save Photoshop Documents
  • Trigger Photoshop Action
  • Trim Photoshop Documents

InDesign Actions

  • Open Documents in InDesign
  • Place Images in InDesign Document
  • Place Text in InDesign Document
  • Save InDesign Document

FileMaker Pro Actions

  • Extract Field Data From Found Set

iPhoto Actions

  • Find iPhoto Item Paths

The list of available actions will continue to be expanded as new actions are developed. Current plans include the creation of additional FileMaker Pro, InDesign, and Photoshop actions, and the addition of QuarkXPress actions.
Automated Workflows, LLC offers AppleScript and workflow automation consulting services to Macintosh-based businesses. For additional information about Automated Workflows, LLC's Automator actions, or to inquire about custom development of a solution, visit Automated Workflows, LLC's website.

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

Automator is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

X-Ray Magazine Scripting Quark Article > Getting to Know QuarkXPress’ AppleScript Terminology

Vol. 3, Num. 2 - Getting to Know QuarkXPress' AppleScript Terminology.

For both beginning and experienced scripters, implementing AppleScript automation intoa workflow frequently brings with it a learning curve. This is because every scriptable application extends the base AppleScript language with its own set of unique terminology. If you are attempting to script an application that you have not automated before, then you will first need to familiarize yourself with that application’s AppleScript terminology. As you begin to script the application, you will also become more comfortable in doing so. Before long, scripting the application will become second nature. Automating QuarkXPress with AppleScript is no different. [Read more at X-Ray Magazine online...]

Press Release > Mactech Magazine Applescript Article Announced – 4/28/05

MACTECH MAGAZINE APPLESCRIPT ARTICLE ANNOUNCED
Current Issue of MacTech Magazine Features Article Written by Benjamin S. Waldie, President of Automated Workflows, LLC

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - April 28th, 2005 - This month's MacTech Magazine, the March 2005 issue, features an article that explains how to perform basic image manipulations, using your existing software! This article was written by AppleScript Essentials columnist, Benjamin S. Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC. Topics covered in this month's article include Image Events, opening images, accessing image properties, scaling images, flipping images, and converting images to various formats.
AppleScript is a scripting language, built into Mac OS X, which allows users to write scripts in order to automate time consuming and repetitive tasks.
Benjamin S. Waldie is president and CEO of Automated Workflows, LLC, a firm specializing in AppleScript and workflow automation consulting. For years, Benjamin has developed professional AppleScript-based solutions for businesses across the globe, including Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, NASA, and TV Guide Magazine.
For additional information, visit Automated Workflows, LLC's website.

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

AppleScript is a registered trademark of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Press Release > Mactech Magazine Applescript Article Announced – 4/20/05

MACTECH MAGAZINE APPLESCRIPT ARTICLE ANNOUNCED
Current Issue of MacTech Magazine Features Article Written by Benjamin S. Waldie, President of Automated Workflows, LLC

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - April 20th, 2005 - This month's MacTech Magazine, the February 2005 issue, features an article that provides an introduction to using handlers in AppleScript. This article was written by AppleScript Essentials columnist, Benjamin S. Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC. Topics covered in this month's article include paremeter usage, types of handlers, and more.
AppleScript is a scripting language, built into Mac OS X, which allows users to write scripts in order to automate time consuming and repetitive tasks.
Benjamin S. Waldie is president and CEO of Automated Workflows, LLC, a firm specializing in AppleScript and workflow automation consulting. For years, Benjamin has developed professional AppleScript-based solutions for businesses across the globe, including Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, NASA, and TV Guide Magazine.
For additional information, visit Automated Workflows, LLC's website.

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

AppleScript is a registered trademark of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

MacTech AppleScript Essentials Column > Introduction to AppleScript Studio

April, 2005 - Introduction to AppleScript Studio.

In past articles, we have discussed many AppleScript-related topics. However, one of the topics that we have yet to touch on is AppleScript Studio, which is quickly becoming the tool of choice for AppleScript developers. [Read more at MacTech.com...]

Press Release > X-ray Magazine Applescript Article Announced

X-RAY MAGAZINE APPLESCRIPT ARTICLE ANNOUNCED
Current Issue of X-Ray Magazine Features Article Written by Benjamin S. Waldie, President of Automated Workflows, LLC

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - April 1st, 2005 - This month's X-Ray Magazine, the March/April 2005 issue, features an article that provides an introduction to AppleScript. This article was written by "In the Trenches: Scripting" columnist, Benjamin S. Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC.
AppleScript is a scripting language, built into Mac OS X, which allows users to write scripts in order to automate time consuming and repetitive tasks.
Benjamin S. Waldie is president and CEO of Automated Workflows, LLC, a firm specializing in AppleScript and workflow automation consulting. For years, Benjamin has developed professional AppleScript-based solutions for businesses across the globe, including Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, NASA, and TV Guide Magazine.
For additional information, visit Automated Workflows, LLC's website.

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

AppleScript is a registered trademark of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.