NAME

Mac::OSA - Provide interface to Open Scripting Architecture

SYNOPSIS

use Mac::OSA;

use Mac::OSA qw(OSALoad OSAStore OSAExecute);

DESCRIPTION

Access to Inside Macintosh is essential for proper use of these functions. Explanations of terms, processes and procedures are provided there. Any attempt to use these functions without guidance can cause severe errors in your machine, including corruption of data. You have been warned.

Constants

kOSAComponentType

kOSAGenericScriptingComponentSubtype

kOSAFileType

kOSASuite

kOSARecordedText

kOSAScriptIsModified

kOSAScriptIsTypeCompiledScript

kOSAScriptIsTypeScriptValue

kOSAScriptIsTypeScriptContext

kOSAScriptBestType

kOSACanGetSource

typeOSADialectInfo

keyOSADialectName

keyOSADialectCode

keyOSADialectLangCode

keyOSADialectScriptCode

kOSAScriptResourceType

typeOSAGenericStorage

Types and keywords.

kOSANullScript

kOSANullMode

kOSAModeNull

Default values.

kOSASupportsCompiling

kOSASupportsGetSource

kOSASupportsAECoercion

kOSASupportsAESending

kOSASupportsRecording

kOSASupportsConvenience

kOSASupportsDialects

kOSASupportsEventHandling

Feature flags.

kOSAModePreventGetSource

kOSAModeNeverInteract

kOSAModeCanInteract

kOSAModeAlwaysInteract

kOSAModeDontReconnect

kOSAModeCantSwitchLayer

kOSAModeDoRecord

kOSAModeCompileIntoContext

kOSAModeAugmentContext

kOSAModeDisplayForHumans

kOSAModeDontStoreParent

kOSAModeDispatchToDirectObject

kOSAModeDontGetDataForArguments

Mode flags.

kOSAErrorNumber

kOSAErrorMessage

kOSAErrorBriefMessage

kOSAErrorApp

kOSAErrorPartialResult

kOSAErrorOffendingObject

kOSAErrorExpectedType

kOSAErrorRange

typeOSAErrorRange

keyOSASourceStart

keyOSASourceEnd

Error handling.

kOSAUseStandardDispatch

kOSANoDispatch

kOSADontUsePhac

kGenericComponentVersion

Dispatching flags

AUTHOR

Written by Matthias Ulrich Neeracher <neeracher@mac.com>, documentation by Bob Dalgleish <bob.dalgleish@sasknet.sk.ca>. Currently maintained by Chris Nandor <pudge@pobox.com>.