Recordable A scriptable application that can record some or all of its actions as an OSA script. See Scriptable , Attachable , Tinkerable . Script A user-defined object that responds to a run command . Scripts can be saved as text document, compiled script, application or droplet - a script that runs when Finder items are dropped on its icon. A scriptable application can respond to user-defined commands and contains a dictionary .
Some applications are recordable , attachable or tinkerable .
The Scriptable Finder fully supports the Object Model and is recordable . It will edit any OSA language. The pre-release codename was Toy Surprise. If you do serious scripting, invest in one of the many commercial alternatives. Scriptable Text Editor from Apple Computer, included with System 7.5 etc.