How to make applescript open a program

I am new to Applescript. How can I use it to open a program

Simple:
<pre class=command>tell application "Name of application" to activate</pre>
This will bring it to the front, launching it if it isn't already running.
If you just want it to launch without coming frontmost, change 'activate' to 'launch'.

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Hi! I made the code below to use together with another 2 codes. One that mounts a samba share and another that runs rsync with specific parameters. The script below runs after rsync complete its task.
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This code works but I have to repeat it to each browser/app I want and a 10 lines script becomes 40 lines (Google
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Nathan Greenstein already answered in AskDifferent: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/54595/applescript-array-of-applications /54598#54598
Quoting him:
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Any tips on what's wrong here? Or does it look technically correct?

No, I don't have specific documentation, but you can put together such for Python from bits & pieces here & there. And yes, I made it cross-platform to anticipate Adobe users on both Mac & PC, for which there currently are, though for what we're doing skews towards Windows for now.
For the COM API, follow the VBScript reference and code samples. Just convert the method calls to Python COM. There will be slight syntax differences sometimes (e.g. add "()" to method call for VBScritp subroutines that don't need them, etc.). The scripting guide link below should have code samples for VBScript.
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/illustrator/sdk/CC2014/Illustrator% 20Scripting%20Reference%20-%20…
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/illustrator/sdk/CC2014/Illustrator% 20Scripting%20Guide.pdf
For example of Python COM, you can search online, or look at AutoItDriverServer/server.py at master · daluu/AutoItDriverServer · GitHub, which may be bit much/complex for you? For Python COM, you either need ActivePython or regular Python plus Python for Windows Extensions (e.g. pywin32).
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tell application "Safari"
activate
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