Re: convert AS syntax to CLI
Re: convert AS syntax to CLI
- Subject: Re: convert AS syntax to CLI
- From: Matt Neuburg <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 08:38:04 -0700
On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:40:14 -0400, Jeramey Valley <email@hidden>
said:
>I'm finding that I need to get many of the functions I've used
>AppleScript for to now work in a shell script. A lot of the tools and
>the way I need to run them have to run in a shell script as I can't
>call an application for the functions. Mainly it's during login/out
>that this needs to do.
>Question is: Does anyone have resources to recommend that would help
>in "converting" the syntax from an AS to a shell script?
>Things like comparing the contents of two folders and taking action
>on the non-matching files in one of those folders. Pretty simple in
>AS. I don't know how to do this in Terminal or a shell script. I'd
>rather not do perl or some actual language.
Shell scripting *is* an actual language. If you're going to use it, learn
it. m.
PS Perl makes this sort of thing easier, not harder.
--
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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