Writing Extensions for GEDitCOM II
These help topics give information or working with extensions in the GEDitCOM Editor and on writing scripts for GEDitCOM II. The topics on working with extensions are:
Writing your own scripts allows you to enhance GEDitCOM II with your own features and reports. You can write Internal Scripts using GENerel or other scripts using AppleScript or Python. The topics for writing in each of these languages are:
- Writing Internal Scripts using GENerel - learn how to write internal scripts for GEDitCOM II using its built-in scripting language.
- Internal Scripting Objects - this dictionary replaces the AppleScripting dictionary when writing internal scripts.
- Internal Scripting Modules - learn how to use modules in Internal Scripts including the
GEDitCOMII.gcscptandMappingUtilities.gcscptmodules.
- Writing AppleScripts - learn how to write AppleScripts for GEDitCOM II.
- Writing Python Scripts - learn how to write Python scripts for GEDitCOM II.
- Python Modules - learn how to use Python modules in scripts including the
GEDitCOMII.pymodule. - Scripting Commands - learn about all the commands GEDitCOM II provides to extend scripts. These commands were introduced for AppleScript. The commands documentation gives changes needed for Internal Scripting and Python. Many new commands are only available to Internal Scripts.
Some on-line resoures are:
- Scripting Tutorials - several tutorials on Scripting GEDitCOM II are on posted on geditcom.com.
- References - additional references for using AppleScript with GEDitCOM II in an on-line tutorial.