From:	Nobumi Iyanaga	Date:	Sun Jul  8 18:55:47 2007
Subject:	Re: [MacPerl] Re: passing arguments: AppleScript to MacPerl

Hello David,

On Jul 8, 2007, at 9:47 PM, David Micklem wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Nobumi's method (with the direct tell application "MacPerl") works
> perfectly for me on OS9.2 and MacPerl 5.6.1.
>
> However, I only get  output returned if MacPerl has previously ever
> had an output window open.
>

That is strange.  On my machine, I get the result without the output  
window open.  But...

> That is, if MacPerl isn't running, then it starts up OK when I run the
> script but I get no output/returned value. Re-running the script ->
> still no output.
>
> But if I go into MacPerl and either run a script, or syntax check a
> script so that the MacPerl output window opens, then re-running the
> AppleScript gives me the expected output. Even after I close the
> MacPerl output window, running the AppleScript still works OK.
>
> So, just out of curiosity, is it possible to make the script work
> WITHOUT the user having to manually go into MacPerl and persuade it to
> open an output window?

I think the following will open the output window:

tell application "MacPerl"
	activate
	Do Script "print \"hello!\";" with check
end tell

So, if you want, you can do something like:

set my_script to "myDocument:Users:ni:Desktop:dog.pl"
set args to {"dog", "cat"}

set perl_arg to {}

set perl_arg to perl_arg & my_script
set perl_arg to perl_arg & args

tell application "MacPerl"
	activate -- or you can comment out this line, if MacPerl is running...
	Do Script "print \"hello!\";" with check
	Do Script perl_arg mode Batch
end tell

Best regards,

Nobumi Iyanaga
Tokyo,
Japan