Win32::OLE (::Word::Writer) on Mac OS X Server

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

I need to use the Win32::Word::Writer on our Apple Xserve which runs Mac OS X Server. I can't install the Win32::OLE so it won't work. Do I need to have MS Word installed on the machine to do this, or what am I lacking? I read here that I can have OLE on the mac and points me to EntireX which is for XML, etc. There must be SOME other way...not sure that way even works. Thanks!

Michael Jensen

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Re: Win32::OLE (::Word::Writer) on Mac OS X Server by jplindstrom (Monsignor) on May 26, 2005 at 18:25 UTC
Even though I think you're out of luck wrt Win32::Word::Writer, it's nice to see someone showing an interest in the module :) Yes you would need Word installed, but since Win32::OLE is very much Windows specific, it won't work in OS X. If you tell us what you want to do on a higher level we may be able to help you to an alternative, like creating an RTF file, that Word can open. /J	[reply]
Re^2: Win32::OLE (::Word::Writer) on Mac OS X Server by inblosam (Monk) on May 26, 2005 at 20:38 UTC
Thanks, I will go with RTF. Michael Jensen	[reply]