I was looking around today for a way to get updated information on the daily view count on my blog. I was not able to locate one so I whipped up this little AppleScript to do the job.
The current settings will check every five minutes and compare the value from the last check with the current value.
I put this together one afternoon to get the hang of sqlite3. It appears to be working fine but consider it a starting point for your own sqlite3 library.
There is an excellent tutorial at MacScripter by Adam Bell that will give you some detail on how to use sqlite.
When you are wanting to rename a bunch of files with consistent naming this script may be what you are looking for.
When I say consistent naming I mean they will all have the same name prepended or appended with a number.
MauiVacation_01.jpg
MauiVacation_02.jpg
MauiVacation_03.jpg
This is a helpful way to rename those photos from your digital camera named like:
DSC_0115.JPG
DSC_0116.JPG
Here is a script that will open the selected folder or files in PathFinder in our favorite text editor TextMate!
I began programming with FileMaker Pro several years ago and soon after discovered AppleScript. AppleScript was incredibly fun and challenging at the time. I was able to do amazing things with my computer and through it reduced my work time to almost non-existent. I appreciate AppleScript!
That being said, when I wanted to learn another language it felt insurmountable. The difference between AppleScript and any other language is considerable. I found myself having to make a hard decision, stay within the comforts of AppleScript or push hard to learn something else. I decided to push hard and learn Ruby.
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