On Mon, 29 Jan 1996 14:15:09 +0200, Era Eriksson <reriksso@cc.helsinki.fi> wrote: > On Fri, 26 Jan 1996 13:58:44 -0800 (PST), > trr@frame.com (Tim Ringwood) wrote: >> My first thought is to have MacPerl create a samll MacPerl script > This sounds like a classic case for eval(). As Matthias pointed out already, normal string interpolation should suffice if all you want to do is &macperl'DoAppleScript("$variable") ... so my example wasn't exactly well chosen. Still, hope it solves some sort of problem for somebody ;-) /* era */ BTW, how about a call for volunteers for making a decent manual? (I'm not saying I will volunteer, I'm just suggesting things ;^) -- See <http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/~reriksso/> for mantra, disclaimer, etc.