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I am trying to teach myself AppleScript. Is Automator based on AppleScript? It occurs to me that if there is a way to view the AppleScript “guts” of an Automator action, that would be a great learning tool. But is that possible?
Thanks!
The best way to learn AppleScript is indeed to learn by example. MacScripter is the best place to start, without any doubt. Checkout the tutorials section and follow threads. Most problems you come across are already answered at MacScripter.
Automator is not based on AppleScript, it uses ScriptingBridge and mostly private API’s. ScriptingBridge is an alternative to AppleScript for Cocoa developers (Objective-C), the syntax differs however greatly from AppleScript.
In conclusion, Automator is certainly not the place to start learning AppleScript.