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Script Debugger 3.0 Announced as MacUser Awards 2002 Nominee, October 21, 2002
Script Debugger 3.0 has been shortlisted for the MacUser Awards 2002 in the Software 'Utility and Enabling' category. We share the honor with Apple's AppleScript Studio and Roxio's Toast With Jam. Visit the MacUser UK Magazine site to get a list of all the nominees in the various categories. Winners will be announced November 21, 200.

Late Night Software Ltd. Releases Script Debugger 3.0.5, October 8, 2002
We are pleased to announce the release of Script Debugger 3.0.5. This free update corrects compatibility problems with Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar). See the release notes for a full list of changes in this update.

AppleScript Pro Session Nov. 4-8 in New Orleans,October 8, 2002
Ray Robertson and Shane Stanley are again teaming up to offer a five-day training event suited for both novice and seasoned scripters alike. Emphasis will be on practical scripting spanning a wide range of applications such as InDesign, QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, FileMaker, and BBEdit. There will be a special focus on what's new with AppleScript in Mac OS X v10.2.

Late Night Software Ltd. Releases XSLT Tools 1.0b1, September 29, 2002
We are pleased to announce the release of XSLT Tools 1.0b1. The XSLT Tools AppleScript Scripting Addition allows AppleScript to apply XSLT transformations to XML data and to use XPath expressions to extract information information from XML data. XSLT Tools also allows you to extend the XSLT processor using AppleScript functions.

Late Night Software Ltd. Releases XML Tools 2.5, September 29, 2002
XML Tools is a Scripting Addition that allows AppleScript to parse and generate XML data. XML Tools 2.5 runs natively on Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.x. Release notes are available here.

Late Night Software Ltd. Releases Tag-On 1.0.1, September 6, 2002
We are pleased to announce the release of Tag-On 1.0.1. This free update corrects a number of problems that came to light since the release of Tag-On 1.0.

Late Night Software Ltd. Releases Script Debugger 3.0.4, August 23 , 2002
We are pleased to announce the release of Script Debugger 3.0.4. Among other things this free update corrects compatibility problems with Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar). Please see the release notes for full list of changes for Mac OS X and Classic Mac OS systems.

IMPORTANT: Script Debugger 3 requires AppleScript 1.8.3 to operate correctly on Mac OS X 10.1.2 or later systems.

Script Debugger 3.0 at Weather Central. May 13, 2002
Check out our ad in the June issue of Macworld magazine (Mac OS X Showcase section) to learn the role of Script Debugger 3.0 at Weather Central, or get the scoop from our site.

Late Night Software Ltd. Releases Script Debugger 3.0.3, April 5, 2002
We are pleased to announce the release of Script Debugger 3.0.3. This free update corrects a problem in Script Debugger's scripting interface, introduced in the recent Script Debugger 3.0.2 update, that rendered many of the scripts in the Scripts menu and Scripts palette window inoperable.

Late Night Software Ltd. Releases Script Debugger 3.0.2, March 28, 2002
We are pleased to announce the release of Script Debugger 3.0.2. This free update introduces support for AppleScript Studio, improved compatibility with Mac OS X, and addresses other issues that came to light following the initial release of Script Debugger 3.0.

Late Night Software Ltd. Releases Tag-On 1.0 XPress Tags Importer, March 18, 2002
Late Night Software is pleased to announce the release of Tag-On 1.0, a plug-in for Adobe InDesign 2.0 that lets you import tagged data formatted using QuarkXPress™ XPress Tags into InDesign 2.0 documents. Tag-On supports automation through AppleEvent/AppleScript on the Macintosh, and through COM/VisualBasic on Microsoft® Windows®.

TECSoft Conducts AppleScript for Success Seminar, March 14, 2002
TECSoft is conducting an AppleScript for Success Seminar in 9 cities across the US and Canada from March 11th to May 14th, 2002. The half-day seminars run from 1:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. and will take place at Apple Computer's North American Market Centers.

XML Tools 2.4 Released, March 14, 2002
XML Tools 2.4 has just been released. XML Tools is a Scripting Addition that allows AppleScript to parse and generate XML data. XML Tools 2.4 runs natively on Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.x. Release notes are available here.

Scripting Matters Inc. Offers New AppleScript Pro Sessions 2002, March 12, 2002
Shane Stanley and Ray Robertson will be leading AppleScript Pro Sessions, this time in beautiful Monterey, California, May 13-17, 2002. Along with the new venue, they have expanded the course by a day to allow more in-depth coverage of AppleScript. The courses will follow the successful formula used last year - daily sessions, followed by bonus demonstrations of relevant software, plus the ever-popular door prize drawings. We will also feature some very special guests, including Mark Alldritt of Late Night Software.

JavaScript for OSA 1.0.3 Released  March 11, 2002
JavaScript for OSA 1.0.3 has just been released. Release notes are available here.

See Tag-On 1.0 at Seybold NY 2002  February 17, 2002
Tag-On 1.0 is new product from Late Night Software Ltd. that allows you to import QuarkXPress XPrss Tags data directly into InDesign 2.0 documents. Tag-On makes it possible to easily transition existing publishing workflows based on XPress Tags to InDesign 2.0.

We will be demonstrating Tag-On 1.0 in the Adobe pavilion at Seybold New York 2001. Come by and see how Tag-On can help you integrate your publishing workflow into InDesign 2.0.

Scripting Matters Inc. Offers New Series of AppleScript Automation Seminars, January 1, 2002
Scripting Matters is offering a series of AppleScript Automation Seminars. The first seminar begins on January 17th in Seattle. Two sessions are offered:

Automating Your Mac With AppleScript: This session helps you to get started with AppleScript and to find out about resources that are available for beginners and the mid-level scripters. Featured products include OS X, the Finder, Outlook Express, iTunes, QuarkXPress, FileMaker Pro, and many other programs.

Automating Publishing in InDesign and QuarkXPress: Learn some advanced tips and tricks for working with longer documents and get information about powerful XTensions and Plug-ins that will automatically create documents and update them easily for repeat publication. The seminar also covers the basics of using AppleScript with page layout programs, as well as advanced techniques for sophisticated search and replace and database publishing.