Re: [MacPerl] AppleEvents from Perl vs. Perl from Frontier?

["Holger Skok" <skok@itw.uni-stuttgart.de>]

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Hi,
	
>I have probably used AppleEvents from MacPerl as much as almost
>anyone,
>and I definitely like it as an alternative to AppleScript.  The big
>drawbacks are (1) figuring out exactly how to do the Apple Events (the
>cookbook is a big help here) and (2) figuring out how to call what Apple
>Events for which app.  I use a combination of Frontier's ae table, the
>AppleScript Dictionary info, and the documentation for the app.


So I gather you're using raw apple events, right?
Could you post a small instructive example, particularly on
how to pass variables back and forth?

I think that this is of general interest and could go
to the list...

Ciao,
HSK
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