on 9/20/03 7:41 PM, Jerry Beck at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm looking for any information I can get on using perl on Mac OS X? > > Where do I start?
This is a pretty good place ;) > What books are available? I bought the "Perl CD Bookshelf" and copied the contents to my hard drive then setup a bookmark in my web browser. I consistently use the "Perl Cookbook" more than any of the others, so I'd have to say it's my favorite. > Is there any special sites covering perl and FileMaker on OS X server? > Where can I get Sample scripts? Dunno.... But I think you can use a perl script to run an Applescript, which you should be able to find for FMP. > > How do I activate a script from a text editor? Start the "Terminal" app. Type: [localhost:~] MyMac% perl path/toMy/perlScript.pl Then get BBEdit. The free "Lite" version will get you started and a discount on the "Full" version (which you'll want asap). It's got great built-in support for perl and provide syntax checking, and let's you run perl scripts in a few different ways with just a click. > How do I activate a script which does a controlled shutdown of my > servers when a power failure occurs? I have a network management card > in my APC. One approach might be to use a perl script run from Cron that interacts with the APC. If the APC can send a message to the System OS, then it should be able to tell perl (or let perl find out) that something has happened. A check for an existing "Warning" file should be enough to get things started. > > Any light on the subjects would be appreciated. > > > Jerry > Cheers, -- Bill Stephenson www.PerlHelp.com 1-417-546-5593
