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Re: perl from applescript
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Re: perl from applescript


  • Subject: Re: perl from applescript
  • From: Matt Neuburg <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 09:46:59 -0700

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 09:28:23 -0500, John Fowler <email@hidden> said:
>I am interested in activating a perl script from an applescript and
>receiving a list of items back from the perl script, using "do shell
>script."
>
>I have the perl script working.  How do I receive a list of items back
>from do shell script?

The short answer is: any way you like! It's up to you to format the result
(within Perl) in such a way that you can parse it within AppleScript. m.

PS My book contains several examples, one of them very extensive, of moving
information back and forth between Perl and AppleScript.

--
matt neuburg, phd = email@hidden, <http://www.tidbits.com/matt/>
A fool + a tool + an autorelease pool = cool!
AppleScript: the Definitive Guide
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596005571/somethingsbymatt>



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