macperl-toolbox-digest V1 #4

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macperl-toolbox-digest    Thursday, March 11 1999    Volume 01 : Number 004



[MacPerl-Toolbox] New to programming
[MacPerl-Toolbox] Fun With Compiled Scripts
Re: [MacPerl-Toolbox] New to programming

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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 09:50:58 EST
From: ASica486@aol.com
Subject: [MacPerl-Toolbox] New to programming

Hello my name is Adriano and I was on the web and somehow I got kinked to
MacPerl
I'm going to be honest... I am not a Mac programmer but I'm learning slow on
my own when I have time.
Here is my question... Do I need anything else to use MacPerl or just download
the leatest version and there I have the programming tool.

Any response  would be greatly appreciated 

Cheers
Adriano

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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 11:39:16 -0500
From: Chris Nandor <pudge@pobox.com>
Subject: [MacPerl-Toolbox] Fun With Compiled Scripts

This will save your MacPerl script as a compiled AppleScript.  It requires
a new Mac::OSA::Simple, which I have if you want to try it.  This is cool
for things that require compiled AppleScripts, like OSA Menu, attached
scripts to folders, ircle scripts, etc.

Of course, you can also do something like:

  tell application "MacPerl" to Do Script alias "path:to:script"

It is simple to adapt this script to do that, and I will likely do it, so
people have a choice of how they want to store their compiled scripts.  The
alias method is probably better in most cases, actually, since you can edit
the script more easily and it is less data to send via Apple Events to the
MacPerl app.  OTOH, if you want to distribute something, or if paths might
change, and the script is not going to change much, then this method might
be better.  So whatever floats your boat.  :)


#!perl -w
# p2as  :)
# pudge@pobox.com
# 1999.03.09

use Mac::OSA::Simple;
use Mac::Resources;
use Mac::Memory;
use strict;
my($comp, $data, $res, $script, $len, $file, $text);
local $/;

$text = fix_text(<>) or die "No text?";
$file = $ARGV . '.scr';

CreateResFile($file) or die $^E;
MacPerl::SetFileInfo('ToyS', 'osas', $file);

$comp = compile_applescript($text);
$data = $comp->compiled or die "No data?";
$len = length($data);
$script = NewHandle($len);
$script->set(0, $len, $data);

$res = FSpOpenResFile $file, 0 or die $^E;
AddResource($script, 'scpt', 128, 'MacPerl Script') or die $^E;
UpdateResFile($res) or die $^E;
CloseResFile($res);

sub fix_text {
    # more to do than just fix " marks?
    my $text = shift;
    $text =~ s/"/\\"/g;
    $text = <<EOS;
tell application "MacPerl" to Do Script "
$text
"
EOS
    $text;
}

__END__

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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 11:43:47 -0500
From: Chris Nandor <pudge@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [MacPerl-Toolbox] New to programming

At 09.50 -0500 1999.03.09, ASica486@aol.com wrote:
>Hello my name is Adriano and I was on the web and somehow I got kinked to
>MacPerl
>I'm going to be honest... I am not a Mac programmer but I'm learning slow on
>my own when I have time.
>Here is my question... Do I need anything else to use MacPerl or just download
>the leatest version and there I have the programming tool.

You want the macperl@macperl.org list, not macperl-toolbox.

There are install instructions for MacPerl online in various places,
including in the MacPerl book, which is available for purchase and is
online in HTML at http://www.macperl.com/ptf_book/.

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Chris Nandor          mailto:pudge@pobox.com         http://pudge.net/
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