Generating Macintosh Text Files

Angel has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I do not know where to start so I request your help in recomending where I should look for information since CPAN has some mac modules but most seem to deal with binary files and not text files

I am trying to dynamically generate ICA files for CITRIX logins which are basically text files with the server cluster name and the IP for the name substituted in

I can do this with PC files no problem I cannot make the resouce fork for Mac files.

Any links/tutorials for making Mac text files via perl would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: Generating Macintosh Text Files by hardburn (Abbot) on Mar 03, 2003 at 15:12 UTC
Just a text file? DOS, nix, and Mac all use ASCII text files. The only difference is in the line endings: `# DOS/Win32 print "Hello, world!\r\n"; # nix print "Hello, world!\n"; # Mac print "Hello, world!\r";` [download] MacOS X also uses "\n" for console programs. ---- Reinvent a rounder wheel. Note: All code is untested, unless otherwise stated	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Generating Macintosh Text Files by Nkuvu (Priest) on Mar 03, 2003 at 15:13 UTC
Which Mac OS? If it's only for OS X then I think you only have to worry about line endings, not resource forks. It might be the same for OS 9 and earlier, but I really can't say for sure, since I have no experience with CITRIX. Best thing I can think of, though, is just to try it out and see. If you run into errors then you may have to do some more searching.	[reply]