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macOS Launching Perl Scripts

flyingscott

flyingscott

macrumors regular
Original poster
Nov 2, 2007
189
1
Michigan
I have a number of perl script that I run from the command line, but I really want to run them by simply double clicking the file in the GUI.

I tried changing the extension to .command, but that didn't work.

Any suggestions?
 
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kainjow

Moderator emeritus
Jun 15, 2000
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7
You can call them from an AppleScript which can then be double-clicked.

Code: 
do shell script "/path/to/script.pl"

Then File > Save As, choose "Application bundle" for the File Format, and check Run Only.
 
iSee

iSee

macrumors 68040
Oct 25, 2004
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Make sure the scripts are set as executable (i.e. "chmod +x somefile.pl" makes somefile.pl executable for everyone). That, plus giving them the .command extension works for me...

Also, you have the appropriate #!/.../perl line as the very first line of the script, right? (sorry, I can't quite remember what that line is supposed to be.)
 
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