Magic Script Creator lets you build custom, fully functional AppleScripts by answering a few simple questions.

Have you ever wanted to study AppleScript, but learn better by tinkering? Do you know some AppleScript, but would like to lean about incorporating POSIX paths and UNIX command lines tools within your script? Part development tool, part learning tool, Magic Script Creator is the answer!

There is no need to have any knowledge of AppleScript to start with. Magic Script Creator has 21 different examples than can be configured hundreds of different ways! All you have to do is answer some questions about each example, and Magic Script Creator will do the rest. It will create a fully functional AppleScript based on the parameters you answered. Most of the examples will involve using UNIX command line tools buried deep in Mac OS X, and Magic Script Creator will automatically resolve AppleScript paths with POSIX paths. It will even name your script based on the specific parameters that you answered!

The following examples are included:

• Place Windows - Create an AppleScript that will automatically snap up to three windows into place for the application and window positions that you choose.

• Copy Files - Create an AppleScript that will copy files to the destination of your choice. Options include choosing either files or folders to copy, keeping parent directories or not, and starting position for the Open File Dialog.

• Move File - Create an AppleScript that will move files to the destination of your choice. Options include choosing either files or folders to move, keeping parent directories or not, and the starting position for the Open File Dialog.

• Sync Folder - Create an AppleScript that will sync files between two folders of your choice. Options to preserve or delete orphan files included.

• Document Converter - Create an AppleScript that will convert various document files into other formats. Choose the format, extension filters, starting and destination folders.

• Image Converter - Create an AppleScript that will convert various image files into other formats. Choose the format, extension filters, starting and destination folders.

• Audio Converter - Create an AppleScript that will convert audio files into AAC, AIFF, and WAVE. Choose the bit-rate for AAC, and starting and destination folders.

• AppleScript Bundle - Create an AppleScript Bundle that will incorporate a custom image file that will be displayed in a dialog box, and a custom sound that can be played.

• Zip Files - Create an AppleScript that will Zip files to the destination of your choice. Options include choosing either files or folders to copy, keeping parent directories when zipping files or not, and the starting position for the Open File Dialog.

• Disk Image - Create an AppleScript that will compress folders into Apple Disk Images and save them in the destination of your choice.

• FTP Upload - Create an AppleScript that will upload files to an Anonymous FTP server of your choice. Options include choosing the folder from which the files will be uploaded, and the IP address or URL of the Anonymous FTP server.

• Screen Capture - Create an AppleScript that will let you take Screen Captures on your Mac and save them in the destination of your choice. Options include choosing the format of the captures, window selection or mouse selection for the captures, and the number of snapshots to take.

See "What's New in this version" for a description of 9 new examples. I'm out of room in this section!