Use Mac::Glue .. it creates a perl module that interfaces with apple events for any application you give it.

From the docs:
Raw Mac::AppleEvents method 

        use Mac::AppleEvents;
        use Mac::Errors '$MacError';

        $evt = AEBuildAppleEvent('aevt', 'odoc', typeApplSignature, 'M
+ACS',
                kAutoGenerateReturnID, kAnyTransactionID,
                "'----': obj{want:type(prop), from:'null'()," . 
                "form:prop, seld:type(macs)}"
        ) or die $MacError;
        $rep = AESend($evt, kAEWaitReply) or die $MacError;

        AEDisposeDesc($evt);
        AEDisposeDesc($rep);

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Easier Mac::AppleEvents::Simple method 
        use Mac::AppleEvents::Simple;
        do_event(qw(aevt odoc MACS),
                "'----': obj{want:type(prop), from:'null'()," . 
                "form:prop, seld:type(macs)}"
        );

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Cool Mac::Glue method 
        use Mac::Glue;
        my $glue = Mac::Glue->new('Finder');
        $glue->open( $glue->prop('System Folder') );

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UPDATE: Please stop upvoting this node .. it's my highest for quite a while and all I did was cut-and-paste the pod! Quit it! Now!

In reply to Re: perl sending Apple events? by BigLug
in thread perl sending Apple events? by argv

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