Regarding the ability to create a double-clickable Terminal script (see previous item), Scott Lahteine notes that: AppleScript Menu can do more than just run AppleScripts. It allows you to run Perl ...

I'd like to think that I know at least a <i>little</i> bit about how Unix works (I know the basic navigational commands, and a few other things in the "OS X Missing Manual"), but I'm at a loss ...

While Perl and Python are two different programming languages, Python has the ability to execute Perl scripts through a built in function. Since Perl and Python are designed for different programming ...

If you’ve ever used AppleScript, Apple’s scripting language, you probably know that OS X’s Script Menu gives you quick access to any scripts located in /Library/Scripts and ~/Library/Scripts. But if ...

I did some searching and I couldn't find anything as simple (and silly) and this. I have 5 files with the .pl extension on them. I simply want to know how to execute them. I am running windows 2000 ...

Scripting tool software maker Late Night Software Ltd. has released Affrus, a new Mac OS X application used for editing, debugging and running Perl scripts. Affrus features syntax coloring, identifier ...

Late Night Software has released Affrus 1.0, a Mac OS X program for editing, debugging, and running Perl scripts. The software wraps Perl in a standard user interface, according to MacTech. Affrus 1.0 ...

There are numerous ways to redirect standard error in a Perl script. You can redirect the output from one particular command, you can combine standard error with ...

Since I’m seldom in control of all the devices between myself and whatever system I am trying to reach, I often like to verify whether I will be able to connect to a particular port on the particular ...