Re: [MacPerl] MacPerl, Mac OS 8, and AppleScript

[Peter Westlake <peter@harlequin.co.uk>]

At 07:57 1999-02-23 -0500, Chris Nandor wrote:
>At 06.58 -0500 1999.02.23, Peter Westlake wrote:
>>Is MacPerl 5.2.0r4 compatible with Mac OS 8.1 and 8.5.1?
>
>I hope so, I've been using it on 8.5.1 for a long time now.  :)

That's encouraging! Does your 8.5.1 lose its network connection
from time to time, BTW?

>>I tried simplifying the script: $script = 'display dialog "foo"'
>>didn't do anything. From the Script Editor, it displayed the dialog.
>
>Hm.  The following here does nothing?
>
>  #!perl -w
>  $script = 'display dialog "foo"';
>  MacPerl::DoAppleScript($script);
>
>That is odd.  You might have a broken MacPerl app or something.  I've never
>had a problem with anything like that.  I'd try to get a new copy of the
>MacPerl app installed.  Maybe someone else has an idea.

Update: it *appears* to do nothing, but in fact inflicts enough
damage behind the scenes to crash the machine soon after. I tried
restarting after I had run this, just in case, and the machine
froze completely once again, only responding to the button on the
front panel.

Peter.

Peter Westlake, Harlequin Ltd, Barrington Hall, Barrington, Cambs CB2 5RG.

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