Re^2: Can files with extension ".command" on MacOSX be perl scripts? What is a way to let users execute Perl scripts on macosx from Finder?

I think you can use a compiled applescript. And a compiled applescript can include

do shell script "/some/unix/command with args | here to | there >outpu
+t";
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so it might be inconvenient, but at least you can fire your arbitrary script this way.

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Re^3: Can files with extension ".command" on MacOSX be perl scripts? What is a way to let users execute Perl scripts on macosx from Finder? by halley (Prior) on Feb 14, 2005 at 20:08 UTC
I'll have to give that a try, merlyn, but if we're missing a mechanism akin to the shell `$0` argument, it'll be hard to make a single generic AppleScript that chains over to a number of Perl behaviors. -- `[ e d @ h a l l e y . c c ]`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Can files with extension ".command" on MacOSX be perl scripts? What is a way to let users execute Perl scripts on macosx from Finder? by merlyn (Sage) on Feb 14, 2005 at 21:51 UTC
You can get "the path to me" in applescript. With the right massage, that's the path to the application. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]