Macros for mac.

In windows, you can create a macro that allow you to memorize steps and repeat them. I am using applications which there is no applescript for therefore would need to create macros to automate a difficult process. Are there programs available that would do this?
Thanks!!!

Hi, Mark.
In the Mac universe, you're writing about AppleScript and the Script Editor's Record function.
If an application has little or no AppleScript support, it probably also has little Automator support, but Automator may be an option.
Scripting an applications with little or no AppleScript support may still be possible using AppleScript's ability to work with System Events. There are ways, using AppleScript, to script actions in applications and the interface that are not scriptable in the conventional way. I've played around a bit with this in writing scripts to work with System Preferences, which exposes few of its features to AppleScript via its dictionary.
This technique is also known as "GUI Scripting" and is discussed in "GUI Scripting (System Events)". Apple lists a variety of such tutorials on their "AppleScript in Mac OS X" site.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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