on 3/11/02 3:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] purportedly said: > WEB ACCESS > - is there any way to have a script in any form from HTML call AppleScript??
Not exactly, but I think you can create mac-based CGI's which can be used with the personal web sharing on Mac. The archives should have loads of info on this, and I think the MacPerl book also addresses this. Alternatively, the CGI module is Mac-friendly and has a feature where you can manually enter form data to a script and the script will treat it as if it was posted through a form. > XML Libraries > - what libraries are working on the Macintosh OS Classic?? There is a ported version of XML::Parser (with ported expat lib) for both versions of MacPerl (5.2.0 and 5.6.1). > - is there an XSLT engine on the Mac in Perl? Not that I have heard of, at least not one specifically ported to mac. Of course, that doesn't mean there isn't one. Any module which is pure Perl and uses XML::Parser should work, although installation may be tricky in some cases. > DBI > - is this even feasible on the Mac OS Classic?? Yes and no. DBI is ported, but if you want to use a database system, I don't know of any DBD's that are ported to Mac (even though some could be). There is a proxy module that allows you to use "proxy" to a host that has the proper DBD's, which I think is included in the DBI bundle. > Perl/Tk > - Does this work on the Macintosh? Not sure. There is a TCL/Tk port, but I have never used it. > - Is there support for some sort of Aqua/Tk? if you are running OS X, then you don't have to be concerned about any of the mac compatibility issues. That is your bet bet if it is available and you are developing for *nix/web. > Other Modules > - Do NET::SMTP, Mail::Internet, LDAP, IMAP::Admin, Mail::IMAPClient, > Net::LDAP, Net::LDAP::LDIF > work on the Mac?!? I know some of these do (like Net::SMTP). The general rule is that if the module is pure Perl (i.e. no xs code to compile) and doesn't use IPC, fork(), or exec-related calls (exec(), system(), backticks, etc.), it will work under MacPerl. There are a few other things that don't work as a module might expect like command line options, $$ (current process id number), and other *nix specific stuff, but there are workarounds for some of these. Keary Suska Esoteritech, Inc. "Leveraging Open Source for a better Internet"
