Re: [MacPerl] Controlling ToolServer from MacPerl

["Jefferson R. Lowrey" <lowrey@mailbag.com>]

At 10:07 AM -0700 8/25/99, Brian McNett wrote:
>Well, obviously, since Toolserver takes AppleEvents, it should be
>possible to control it from the MacPerl app, correct?  Has anyone tried
>doing this, or is is just easier to use the MPW tool?

I haven't tried this.  I don't really use the MPW tool, either, sorry.

>
>Actually it may be better just to put up a dialog for Mac users and let
>them select their preferences, but this begs the real question:

I don't know that it would be better, necessarily.  I'd say it kind of
depends on how often the script will be run.  If it's a run once, I'd go
with the dialog.  If the script is going to be part of a workflow, or going
to be run by the same person many times, I'd give the dialog the first time
and add an option for saving prefs and never showing the box again.

>Would it be necessary (or even useful) to have an AppleEvent glue for
>ToolServer?

I think this will make Chris very happy: "It's never *necessary* to use
Mac::Glue, but it's *ALWAYS* useful".  Apple Events are written and
designed to have a user interface to them - they are not intended to be
easy to use on their own.  Like sendmail.conf & md4 - but not as
pathological.  The only time I can think that a glue would be unhelpful
would be for an application that is AppleEvent aware, but has no dictionary.

-Jeff Lowrey



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