Mac::OSA::Simple is now updated to work with Mac OS X, using Mac::Carbon. It has some minor fixes that also apply to MacPerl.
Mac::OSA::Simple provides simple access to Mac::OSA. At its most basic level, it provides an applescript(SCRIPT) function for compiling and executing an AppleScript, and returning the result, just like MacPerl::DoAppleScript(SCRIPT). But OSA is not just AppleScript; there is also the osa_script(COMP, SCRIPT) function for executing arbitrary OSA scripts, such as with the OSAShell component and the JavaScript component. $x = osa_sscript('Shll', 'ls'); $y = `ls`; # $x eq $y; OK, maybe that is not extraordinarily useful, but it's just an example. :-) Also, Mac::OSA::Simple allows compiling of a script into a Perl object, which can then be executed, saved, and decompiled, with compile_applescript() and compile_osa_script(). $script = compile_applescript('tell app "Finder" to activate'); $script->save("annoyingscript"); print $script->source, "\n"; $script->execute, sleep 2 while 1; # ha ha ha And you can load scripts, either from the filesystem, or from an script in memory: $script2 = load_osa_script("annoyingscript"); $script3 = load_osa_script($script2->compiled); This works with any compiled AppleScript/OSA script, not just those created by Mac::OSA::Simple. Example of when to use Mac::OSA::Simple instead of DoAppleScript(): # slow MacPerl::DoAppleScript('tell app "iTunes" to pause'); # fast $pause_script = load_osa_script($pause_path); $pause_script->execute; Coming next is a port of Mac::AppleEvents::Simple to Mac OS X. Also note the new address of my Perl modules: http://projects.pudge.net/ And I am still entertaining volunteer efforts for tests for Mac::Carbon. :) Contact me if you want to help. Enjoy, -- Chris Nandor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pudge.net/ Open Source Development Network [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://osdn.com/