Using Rev as a multiplatform GUI to control perl and shell scripts -- or is Tcl/tk better?
I want to make a multiplatform GUI for dozens of perl and shell scripts that process and analyse logs. I had hoped to try to use Revolution, because I know some transcript, but wondered how you simply execute a perl script using Rev, (without passing any arguments etc. -- although this might eventually be useful). I am running the scripts on MacOSX, from the bash shell. a typical command line to execute a script might be bash-2.05a$ perl desktop/logs/scripts/extract.pl its a script that churns away for potentially hours, stripping and reformatting logfile lines, counting, etc what transcript script do I need to launch the same script from a button in Rev? And would the same transcript work on other platforms? A friend said I should learn Tcl/Tk instead.. but is he right? opinions gratefully received Ben ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Using Rev as a multiplatform GUI to control perl and shell scripts -- or is Tcl/tk better?
Hi Ben, The best way is to pipe all the needed perl or any other kind of scripting languages you would have to use. See, as an example, how i'm accessing the psql command line client (PostgreSQL) and just tune the script below by replacing my code by yours : put psql -h localhost projecoles -U postgres into PgPath put shell(echo quote select * from etablist order by etab0011 quote | PgPath) into AccPpx Bests, Pierre Le mer 01/10/2003 17:16, Ben Collyer a crit : I want to make a multiplatform GUI for dozens of perl and shell scripts that process and analyse logs. I had hoped to try to use Revolution, because I know some transcript, but wondered how you simply execute a perl script using Rev, (without passing any arguments etc. -- although this might eventually be useful). I am running the scripts on MacOSX, from the bash shell. a typical command line to execute a script might be bash-2.05a$ perl desktop/logs/scripts/extract.pl its a script that churns away for potentially hours, stripping and reformatting logfile lines, counting, etc what transcript script do I need to launch the same script from a button in Rev? And would the same transcript work on other platforms? A friend said I should learn Tcl/Tk instead.. but is he right? opinions gratefully received Ben ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution -- Bien cordialement, Pierre Sahores 100, rue de Paris F - 77140 Nemours GSM: +33 6 03 95 77 70 Pro: +33 1 41 60 52 68 Dom: +33 1 64 45 05 33 Fax: +33 1 64 45 05 33 Inspection acadmique de Seine-Saint-Denis Applications et SGBD ACID SQL (WEB et PGI) Penser et produire delta de rentabilit ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Using Rev as a multiplatform GUI to control perl and shell scripts -- or is Tcl/tk better?
On Wednesday, October 1, 2003, at 09:16 AM, Ben Collyer wrote: A friend said I should learn Tcl/Tk instead.. but is he right? opinions gratefully received As Pierre mentioned- see the shell() function. As for Tcl/Tk, I am not a tcl programmer, but I think that Revolution is going to have similar capabilities as Tcl/Tk - in that they are both high-level languages. Revolution is event-driven- I assume Tcl is also. Revolution can compile relatively small, fast single-file executables for many platforms, which I don't think Tcl can do. Tcl/Tk some versions are Free, but Revolution is not. Tcl/Tk may not come with a GUI builder tool like Revolution offers. Tk apps used to be glacially slow- click a button and go get a cup of coffee - kind of slow. I assume that is no longer an issue on today's hardware. I would also compare Tcl/Tk's shell/task/process management functions and see if it's any better than Revolution's offerings. Also keep an eye on this new site by David Bovill [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sourceforge.net/projects/opn-repository/ Open source environments which use Rev for rapid prototyping of fron ends, but which relate to other componenets written in othe languages. HTH Alex Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Mindlube Software | http://mindlube.com what a waste of thumbs that are opposable to make machines that are disposable -Ani DiFranco ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
