Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Can't create python script?

Thanks Andreas. You may be right about running a perl script under
windows. I have the installation but haven't used it yet. It's a long
time since I've done any real programming.

In the meantime, I think I've found another way that would work more
seamlessly -- BeanShell can access the file system. I haven't used it
before, but I know Java.

Where would be the best place to ask questions about using BeanShell in LO?

Thanks again!


On 5/17/12, Andreas Säger <villeroy@t-online.de> wrote:
> Am 17.05.2012 21:01, Kelly Holman wrote:
> > Sorry, I didn't mean to be unclear. There are several ways I could get
> > the result of the perl script: an array of strings, a single string I
> > would parse, or writing it to a file as you suggest. That part doesn't
> > matter.
> >
> > All I need to know is whether I can call the perl script from within
> > LO, using LO basic. My understanding of UNO is that it's a way for
> > other programs to control LO, but I need the other way around. Is
> > there more to UNO than I realize?
> >
> > If running a perl script isn't possible, there are perl modules that
> > can write to a Calc file, so I could go that route. But it would be
> > simpler to just use that one little perl script and then do the rest
> > in LO.
> >
> > Thanks for your help!
>
> I don't know much about Perl. But I remember that calling a Perl script
> under Windows is a horrible mess. If I remember correctly, you need to
> write some shell script because Windows can not identify the correct
> interpreter.
>
> Anyhow, on my Linux system the following Basic macro ...
>
> Sub Main
> x = shell("~/bin/number2words.pl",0,"123")
> End Sub
>
> ... executes number2words.pl in no visible window and with argument 123.
> The output "one hundred twenty three" is dumped to the shell from where
> I started the office. Variable x is zero in case of no error.
>
>
>
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