Past News Items (2000)      1999 News Items

JavaScript for OSA 1.0b9 Released!  December 6 , 2000
JavaScript for OSA 1.0b9 has just been released. Release notes are available here.

MacUser UK Gives Script Debugger 2.0 a 4 1/2 Mice Rating   November 24, 2000
MacUser UK has just published a review of Script Debugger 2.0 giving it 4 1/2 Mice.

Script Debugger 2.0 Mailing List Established  November 22, 2000
A Script Debugger mailing list has been established on eGroups. Subscription information is available here.

JavaScript for OSA 1.0b8 Released!   November 20 , 2000
JavaScript for OSA 1.0b8 has just been released. Release notes are available here.

Script Debugger 2.0 Nominated for a MacWorld Eddy Award  November 16, 2000
Script Debugger has been nominated for an MacWorld Eddy award in the Best Development Software category.

Script Debugger for MacOS X Progress Report  October 27, 2000
We are making headway in our efforts to bring Script Debugger to MacOS X. Check out screen shots of Script Debugger running natively under MacOS X Public Beta.

JavaScript for OSA Goes MacOS X Native!   October 11 , 2000
JavaScript for OSA 1.0b7 has just been released. This build introduces native support for MacOS X Public Beta. Release notes are available here.

Script Debugger 2.0.3 Released   August 19 , 2000
Script Debugger 2.0.3 is a maintenance release providing a number of new features and addressing a series of issues that came to light since the release of Script Debugger 2.0.

XML Tools 2.1 Released   August 14 , 2000
Version 2.1 of the XML Tools scripting addition is now available for download. This version introduces enhancements for controlling how whitespace is handled within XML data. Release notes are available here.

Script Rescue Released   August 10 , 2000
Script Rescue is a utility that allows Script Debugger users to recover scripts damaged by the currupted version of the International English version of AppleScript 1.4.3.

JavaScript for OSA Goes Alpha!   June 19, 2000
JavaScript for OSA 1.0a1 is the latest developmental build of our JavaScript implementation for the Macintosh. This build resolves more bugs and improves performance. Release notes are available here.

XML-RPC Lib 1.0d4 Release    June 19, 2000
XML-RPC Lib is an AppleScript implementation of the XML-RPC specification. This release of the library introduces support for structs.

JavaScript for OSA 1.0d8 Released   June 14, 2000
JavaScript for OSA 1.0d8 is the latest developmental build of our JavaScript implementation for the Macintosh. This build refines AppleEvent handling support, addresses several bugs and lays the groundwork for a MacOS X version. Release notes are available here.

Script Debugger 2.0.1 Update Released   June 8, 2000
Script Debugger 2.0.1 is a maintenance release addressing a series of issues that came to light in the weeks following the initial release of Script Debugger 2.0.

Script Debugger 2.0 Contributions Page   June 8, 2000
A new web page has been created listing Script Debugger 2.0 Add-ons contributed by Script Debugger 2.0 users. If you have something you would like to share with other Script Debugger users, we can include it on this page for you.

Script Debugger 2.0 Has Arrived   May 14 , 2000
Script Debugger 2.0 is the next major release of our AppleScript authoring environment. It offers a much improved editing environment for all OSA scripting languages, including AppleScript. Script Debugger's AppleScript Debugger is vastly improved, providing access to local variables. The new Dictionary Explorer is a revelation for anyone trying to understand how to script an application.

XML-RPC Lib 1.0d2 Released    April 28, 2000
XML-RPC Lib is an AppleScript implementation of the client portion of UserLand Software's XML-RPC web-based remote procedure call specification. Version 1.0d2 introduces several bug fixes and adds new functionality.

Script Debugger 2.0 Goes Beta!   April 22, 2000
Script Debugger 2.0 is the next major release of our AppleScript authoring environment. We recently declared Script Debugger 2.0 beta. If you are a Script Debugger 1.0 customer, we invite you to become a beta tester.

XML Tools 2.0 AppleScript Scripting Addition Released   April 14, 2000
Version 2 of the XML Tools scripting addition is now available for download. This version introduces XML namespace support and the ability to generate XML (full details of all new features available here). This release also includes a prototype AppleScript implementation of XML-RPC.

JavaScript OSA 1.0d7 Released  April 13, 2000
JavaScript OSA allows you to use JavaScript as a system-level scripting language on your Macintosh. This new build addresses a series of bugs.

JavaScript OSA 1.0d6 Released  February 4, 2000
JavaScript OSA allows you to use JavaScript as a system-level scripting language on your Macintosh. This new build introduces greater stability and a few new features.

JavaScript OSA 1.0d4 Released  January 24, 2000
JavaScript OSA allows you to use JavaScript as a system-level scripting language on your Macintosh. If you find AppleScript difficult to learn or you already know JavaScript from programming the Web, JavaScript OSA provides an alternative to AppleScript for controlling your Macintosh.

1999 News Items