Re: [MacPerl] Controlling ToolServer from MacPerl

[Chris Nandor <pudge@pobox.com>]

At 14:08 -0700 1999.08.25, Brian McNett wrote:
>> 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.
>
>Different definitions of "necessary" and "useful," I suppose.  By
>necessary, I mean "no similar functionality exists", not "I could always
>create raw AppleEvents if I wanted."  By "useful," I meant "If I build
>it, will other's use it," not "is Mac::Glue useful for this kinda stuff?"

Well, as other have noted, you can use open w/pipe, system(), and
backquotes with ToolServer.  However, as to the more general question: just
drop the program on the gluemac droplet that comes with Mac::Glue, read the
pod created for your new glue, and start scripting it.  You don't need to
worry about "creating" glues aside from using the droplet, as long as the
program's functionality that you need is in its aete resource.  In general,
there is no specific need I've seen to distribute glues.  Everyone can make
their own with the droplet.

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