This is MPBR: the MacPerl-Beginner's Revolution ;-) working from Filemaker instead of BBEdit! But unfortunately it works only half part. From Filemaker I send a MacPerl script (residing in a cell/field called "SCHRIWWEL") via FM script and AS to MP and have MP execute it: tell application "FileMaker Pro" copy cell "SCHRIWWEL" of current record to SKRIPT end tell tell application "MacPerl" activate do script SKRIPT end tell This works fine -- but all the output goes to the MacPerl window. How can I display all results in my Filemaker cell named "RESULT"? Justice shall be! BBEdit gets the printed results back from MacPerl, and so should Filemaker!! Chapter 18 of TFM Power&Ease shows 9 pages about AS, but the AS language "will not be explained" (p.248). The functions of [AS:] "return", [MP:] "MacPerl::Reply" are not clear to me -- I do not want to see only one variable or one list in Filemaker, but all the output, like in BBEdit! Redirect output -- somebody knows how? _\|/_ Detlef Lindenthal o o <detlef@lindenthal.com> ' # ===== Want to unsubscribe from this list? # ===== Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macperl.org