>At 13:15 -0800 2002.04.02, Andrew O. Mellinger wrote:
>> Can someone give me the quick rundown on how to use properties from
>>Mac::Glue?
>>
>> For example, I'm using the Finder. How do I find the name of the
>>startup disk? In AppleScript it is:
>>
>> tell application "Finder"
>> return Startup Disk as text
>> end tell
>>
> > What would the be in Mac::Glue?
> >
>
>
> my $f = new Mac::Glue 'Finder';
> my $obj = $f->prop(name => of => 'startup_disk');
> print $f->get($obj);
>
>Hope that helps,
Yes! But I still can't figure out the generic scheme. So the
Finder.pod looks like (this doesn't have all the properties):
Classes
application (capp)
The Finder
Properties:
desktop (desk/cdsk): the desktop
startup_disk (sdsk/cdis): the startup disk
Elements:
alias_file, application_file, clipping, clipping_window,
container, disk, document_file,
file, finder_window, folder, internet_location_file, item, package, window
But how does the POD relate to a call? I guess I'm just lacking
the mapping to be able to turn the POD into calls. The Mac::Glue pod
says:
"The class and data are passed as key-value pairs, like in AE
records or parameter lists."
I would expect to be able to do:
my $fndr = Mac::Glue->new("Finder");
my $obj = $fndr->obj(application => startup_disk);
print $fndr->get($obj);
The application is the class, and the startup disk is the data.
Looking example at the top of the page, how do I know that "startup
disk" is a generic property? Don't I have to get this from the
application class?
For some reason I just have hard time getting my head around what
is a property, class, etc in AppleEvents.
-Andrew
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