Inside Macintosh: AppleScript Language Guide / Part 3 - Appendixes

Appendix B - Scriptable Text Editor Dictionary / Scriptable Text Editor Commands

Select

A Select command is a request to select a text object or bring a Scriptable Text Editor document or window to the front. Using the Select command to select a text object is the same as highlighting the text object by double-clicking it or dragging the cursor across it while holding down the mouse button.

SYNTAX

select referenceToObject

PARAMETER

referenceToObject

A reference to the text object, document, or window to select.
Class: Reference

RESULT

None

EXAMPLE

tell application "Scriptable Text Editor"
   select paragraph 5 of document "Introduction"
   copy
   select paragraph 10 of document "New Introduction"
   paste
end tell