CMD-D|Masters of Automation

Mon-Wed, October 15-17 • Hilton Garden Inn
24 Liberty Drive, Cartersville, Georgia, 30121

Hello Everyone,

Sal here, with an CMD-D update.

The first CMD-D: Masters of Automation Conference was a resounding success!! As a gift from our CMD-D 2017 sponsors – The Omni Group and Jamf - we are sharing the videos from CMD-D 2017. We aren't promising to always share video footage of CMD-D events, but we are thrilled to make these freely available. It was great to bring together the Apple automation and scripting community!

For 2018, we are excited to announce the CMD-D: Down-Home Scripting Boot Camp – an expanded three days of intensive scripting education. Ray Robertson and I will teach it, with hands-on exercises, and limited size for personal attention. It is designed for someone brand new to scripting, and useful for a scripter who is hungry to know more. This time, we are going to Ray's hometown, just outside of Atlanta, to enjoy some legendary Southern Hospitality. So, without further ado, I'm pleased to invite you to the CMD-D: Down-Home Scripting Boot Camp! Registration is now open!

Best wishes and happy scripting,

Instructors
Sal Soghoian	For two decades plus, Sal has championed user automation from both inside and outside of Apple. As the principle for Automated Workflows Inc., Ray has trained and inspired scripters from around the world. And as host of our Scripting Boot Camp, he shares decades of automation expertise and insight with the class.	Ray Robertson

Instructors
Sal Soghoian For two decades plus, Sal has championed user automation from both inside and outside of Apple.
Ray Robertson As the principle for Automated Workflows Inc., Ray has trained and inspired scripters from around the world. And as host of our Scripting Boot Camp, he shares decades of automation expertise and insight with the class.

Schedule*
DAY 1 • Monday • AppleScript Basics
Mon 08:00-09:00AM	Breakfast
Mon 09:00-09:30AM	Welcome	Sal and Ray open the conference.
Mon 09:30-10:15AM	Class Warfare	Strings, numbers, and more — oh, my! Grasp the class differences in AppleScript for a strong scripting foundation, prevention of roadblocks and help with troubleshooting.
Mon 10:15-11:00AM	Commands and Conditionals	AppleScript-native commands are few but mighty! Interactive, group exercises give you practice with essential if/then conditional statements.
Mon 11:00-11:15AM	Morning Break
Mon 11:15-12:30PM	Let’s Dialog	Establish how to read dictionaries, coerce classes, build conditionals, and most importantly, create a good script interface! Interactive exercises put your new Dialog Box skills to the test.
Mon 12:30-01:30PM	Lunch
Mon 01:30-02:30PM	Repeat That Again	Learn about the all-important ability to loop (or repeat) processes, with exercises to help you get it down pat.
Mon 02:30-03:00PM	Scripting Additions	Discover Scripting Additions. Extend the built-in command set and expand AppleScript's features beyond functionality provided by applications.
Mon 03:00-03:15PM	Afternoon Break
Mon 03:15-04:30PM	Scripting the Finder	The Finder provides a basic object model, perfect for better understanding AppleScript. Learn how the powerful “whose” clauses available to AppleScript make complex searches easy.
Mon 04:30-05:00PM	Using Libraries	See how to use other free libraries, including a great Finder alternative for file and folder management.
Mon 05:00-07:00PM	Dinner/Evening Break
Mon 07:00-09:00PM	Scripting iWork	Learn how many great things can get done with AppleScript using Pages, Numbers and Keynote.
DAY 2 • Tuesday • Intermediate AppleScript
Tue 08:00-09:00AM	Breakfast
Tue 09:00-10:00AM	System Handlers	Explore how to code droplets and applets using systems handlers. An interactive exercise aids you building your own great interface using all system handlers.
Tue 10:00-11:00AM	DIY Handlers	Find out how to define and build your own (non-system) handlers for often-used functions. Try your hand at creating your hand-crafted, homegrown DIY (define it yourself) handlers.
Tue 11:00-11:15AM	Morning Break
Tue 11:15-12:30PM	Trap and Debug	Get the hang of step-by-step debugging, introspection into dictionaries, and more. Find out why novice and experienced scripters alike consider Script Debugger their best friend with this extensive overview and practice session.
Tue 12:30-01:30PM	Lunch
Tue 01:30-02:15PM	Classic Text Techniques	Soak up some of the classic ways to manipulate text, which are useful to this day, and reinforce important scripting concepts.
Tue 02:15-03:00PM	Modern AppleScript	AppleScriptObj-C libraries bring us new and fast ways to work with text and other objects.
Tue 03:00-03:15PM	Afternoon Break
Tue 03:15-04:15PM	Scripting the Un-Scriptable	Find out how to work with applications which have poor Apple Event support, or none at all.
Tue 04:15-05:00PM	Scripting System Events	System Events provide myriad possibilities and significant scripting excitement. Get a better sense of the UI Suite, XML, the Processes Suite, and more.
Tue 05:00-07:00PM	Dinner/Evening Break
Tue 07:00-08:00PM	Omni Automation	The Omni Group introduces full application object-model scripting for their apps on both macOS and iOS. Based on JavaScript Core in WebKit, Omni Automation scripts can automate application processes, can receive data from and be executed by JavaScript scripts hosted in web page, and can be integrated with Apple’s Workflow app on iOS. Write-once scripting is closer than ever!
Tue 08:00-09:00PM	Siri Shortcuts	The next leap forward in Apple Automation, learn what Siri Shortcuts enable and what they mean for you.
DAY 3 • Wednesday • Get “Real Work” Done!
Wed 08:00-09:00AM	Breakfast
Wed 09:00-10:15AM	Working with Text	Learn about working with text in BBEdit, Microsoft Word, TextEdit, and Notes. Discover other approaches for manipulating text.
Wed 10:15-11:00AM	Working with Data	Get the low down on how to snarf information from Microsoft Excel and other data sources, and really make the data shine.
Wed 11:00-11:15AM	Morning Break
Wed 11:15-12:30PM	Working with Page Layout	Discover the extensive scripting capability of Adobe InDesign. Don’t know InDesign? No worries. Everyone knows what page layout is, and this will increase your ability to navigate and read extensive dictionaries.
Wed 12:30-01:30PM	Lunch
Wed 01:30-02:15PM	Working with Slides and PDFs	Explore what can (and can’t) be done with PDFs. Find out how to populate PowerPoint slides.
Wed 02:15-03:00PM	Driving the UNIX Shell	Master using the “do shell script” command to take advantage of all the standard UNIX utilities that come in macOS.
Wed 03:00-03:15PM	Afternoon Break
Wed 03:15-05:00PM	Scripting Free-for-All	Roll up your sleeves and get going with expert help! Bring your questions and get started on your own projects! In this interactive lab you can ask Ray and Sal for input and get questions answered. If time allows, learn about some model solutions showing innovative automated ways to get real work done.

Schedule*
DAY 1 • Monday • AppleScript Basics
Mon 08:00-09:00AM Breakfast
Mon 09:00-09:30AM Welcome Scripting Boot Camp opens with the Big Picture.
Mon 09:30-10:15AM Class Warfare Strings, numbers, and more — oh, my! Grasp the class differences in AppleScript for a strong scripting foundation, prevention of roadblocks and help with troubleshooting.
Mon 10:15-11:00AM Commands and Conditionals AppleScript-native commands are few but mighty! Interactive, group exercises give you practice with essential if/then conditional statements.
Mon 11:00-11:15AM Morning Break
Mon 11:15-12:30PM Let’s Dialog Establish how to read dictionaries, coerce classes, build conditionals, and most importantly, create a good script interface! Interactive exercises put your new Dialog Box skills to the test.
Mon 12:30-01:30PM Lunch
Mon 01:30-02:30PM Repeat That Again Learn about the all-important ability to loop (or repeat) processes, with exercises to help you get it down pat.
Mon 02:30-03:00PM Scripting Additions Discover Scripting Additions. Extend the built-in command set and expand AppleScript's features beyond functionality provided by applications.
Mon 03:00-03:15PM Afternoon Break
Mon 03:15-04:30PM Scripting the Finder The Finder provides a basic object model, perfect for better understanding AppleScript. Learn how the powerful “whose” clauses available to AppleScript make complex searches easy.
Mon 04:30-05:00PM Using Libraries See how to use other free libraries, including a great Finder alternative for file and folder management.
Mon 05:00-07:00PM Dinner Break
Mon 07:00-09:00PM Scripting iWork Learn how many great things can get done with AppleScript using Pages, Numbers and Keynote.
DAY 2 • Tuesday • Intermediate AppleScript
Tue 08:00-09:00AM Breakfast
Tue 09:00-10:00AM System Handlers Explore how to code droplets and applets using systems handlers. An interactive exercise has you building your own great interface using all system handlers.
Tue 10:00-11:00AM DIY Handlers Find out how to define and build your own (non-system) handlers for often-used functions. Try creating your own hand-crafted, homegrown DIY (define it yourself) handlers.
Tue 11:00-11:15AM Morning Break
Tue 11:15-12:30PM Trap and Debug Get the hang of step-by-step debugging, introspection into dictionaries, and more. Find out why novice and experienced scripters alike consider Script Debugger their best friend with this extensive overview and practice session.
Tue 12:30-01:30PM Lunch
Tue 01:30-02:15PM Classic Text Techniques Soak up some of the classic ways to manipulate text, which are useful to this day, and reinforce important scripting concepts.
Tue 02:15-03:00PM Modern AppleScript AppleScriptObj-C libraries bring us new and fast ways to work with text and other objects.
Tue 03:00-03:15PM Afternoon Break
Tue 03:15-04:15PM Scripting the Un-Scriptable Find out how to work with applications which have poor Apple Event support, or none at all.
Tue 04:15-05:00PM System Events System Events provide myriad possibilities and significant scripting excitement. Get a better sense of the UI Suite, XML, the Processes Suite, and more.
Tue 05:00-07:00PM Dinner Break
Tue 07:00-08:00PM Omni Automation for macOS & iOS The Omni Group introduces full application object-model scripting for their apps on both macOS and iOS. Based on JavaScript Core in WebKit, Omni Automation scripts can automate application processes, can receive data from and be executed by JavaScript scripts hosted in web page, and can be integrated with Apple’s Workflow app on iOS. Write-once scripting is closer than ever!
Tue 08:00-09:00PM Siri Shortcuts The next leap forward in Apple Automation, learn what Siri Shortcuts enable and what they mean for you.
DAY 3 • Wednesday • Get “Real Work” Done!
Wed 08:00-09:00AM Breakfast
Wed 09:00-10:15AM Working with Text Learn about working with text in BBEdit, Microsoft Word, TextEdit, and Notes. Discover other approaches for manipulating text.
Wed 10:15-11:00AM Working with Data Get the low down on how to snarf information from Microsoft Excel and other data sources, and really make the data shine.
Wed 11:00-11:15AM Morning Break
Wed 11:15-12:30PM Working with Page Layout Discover the extensive scripting capability of Adobe InDesign. Don’t know InDesign? No worries. Everyone knows what page layout is, and this will increase your ability to navigate and read extensive dictionaries.
Wed 12:30-01:30PM Lunch
Wed 01:30-02:15PM Working with Slides and PDFs Explore what can (and can’t) be done with PDFs. Find out how to populate PowerPoint slides.
Wed 02:15-03:00PM Driving the UNIX Shell Master using the “do shell script” command to take advantage of all the standard UNIX utilities that come in macOS.
Wed 03:00-03:15PM Afternoon Break
Wed 03:15-05:00PM Scripting Free-for-All Roll up your sleeves and get going with expert help! Bring your questions and get started on your own projects! In this interactive lab you can ask Ray and Sal for input and get questions answered. If time allows, learn about some model solutions showing innovative automated ways to get real work done.

*Shift happens: schedule subject to change without notice.

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CMD-D Masters of Automation is a collaborative project working to bring together the macOS and iOS user automation community, and to further the notion that the power of the computer should reside in the hands of those using it.

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