AppleScript: The Missing Manual

AppleWorks

$80 (but included for free on iBooks and iMacs)

www.apple.com/appleworks/

Decent. Although AppleWorks is great as an all-around text and graphics suite, its AppleScript support is not its strongest suitespecially for the AppleWorks database module. For example, AppleWorks lacks a scripting command for inserting pictures into a database.

FileMaker Pro

$300

http://filemaker.com/products/fm_home.html

Very Good. FileMaker excels at letting everyday users automate their databases with AppleScript. You can incorporate pictures, text, and files into your databases quite easily with FileMaker Pro.