Re: [MacPerl] Need a jumpstart with FMpro and e-mail

[Dana Giuliana <dgiuliana@emerson.edu>]

>
>Now I'm ambitiously considering a script to do all this:
>
>  1. Create or append a text file with name=value pairs received from the 
>user
>  2. Create a new record in Filemaker Pro and copy name=value pairs into 
>fields
>  3. Create and send e-mail with the name=value pairs
>
>I've searched the web for existing scripts and found null.
>
>I need a jump start. I'd appreciate any Perl script examples you can spare.
>I'm hoping to avoid using AppleScript. It's OK to send Perl script examples 
>directly to my e-mail.
>
>Thanks.

I see applescript in your future. There is an applescript called ROFM.cgi 
which comes with good documentation, a tutorial and links to required 
scripting additions. Its purpose is to create a link between Filemaker 
Pro and Machttp (or WebStar). It even allows you to use eudora for email. 
It may not be the fastest way to go but it is definitely the easiest. I 
am sure you will find it and other applescript tools at:

 
http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/World_Wide_Web/CGI___C
ommon_Gateway_Interface/

I tried learning applescript and it was a pain, but you don't need to 
know a thing about it to use the tools. Its totally cutomizable and even 
has a new version for Filemaker Pro 3.0. It requires a lot of RAM if you 
want to use Filemaker, Eudora and Webstar all at once.

-Dana