macOS Apple did something new in AppleScript!

[nothingtoseehere]

New life for AppleScript? When I updated Pages and Numbers to 11.0, the message in the Mac App Store said that there were a new AppleScript functionality concerning passwords. Very interesting to see such an announcement!

And then, look at the scripting dictionary! Did I miss something or is it the first time Apple has put an "example script" into the dictionary?

This is a very good idea and well appreciated Makes me think that Apple wants to keep AppleScript alive 👏

 

[TBoneMac]

what does it mean

 

[mduser63]

It means that the iWork team decided to add a new capability to Pages and Numbers' AppleScript support. Specifically, it allows you to add/remove password protection to a document via AppleScript. I think this is a great sign of the iWork team's commitment to AppleScript support, but I'm not sure I'd read too much into it in terms of Apple as a whole's plans or attitudes. Individual teams at Apple operate decently independently.

 

[grandM]

AppleScript does not work in the cloud. The script is limited to your Mac. As Pages and especially Numbers is cloud based now it makes no sense.