In article <1i24z6y.lk68cg1jjrbsrN%matt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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matt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(matt neuburg) wrote:
> fishfry <BLOCKSPAMfishfry@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > I'm an experienced Unix, C and Perl developer. I'd like to be able to
> > set a reminder for a certain date and time that causes a window to pop
> > up at that time, regardless of what else I'm doing.
> >
> > So far all I can think of is finding some reminder or calendar program
> > that accepts AppleScript; then using Perl and the Mac::AppleScript
> > module to control it.
> >
> > Any other suggestions? Are there any calendar or reminder utilities
that
> > have a Perl or C API? Or if I go the AppleScript route, what calender
or
> > reminder utilities would be suitable?
>
> It isn't quite clear what you want.
>
> If you just want a reminder to appear regardless of what else you're
> doing, you don't need to be *any* kind of developer; iCal is on your
> computer and will do this for you. And there are many other reminder
> programs.
>
I want to be able to set an iCal reminder from a Unix command-line
program. Looks like osascript is what I need.
> If you want to reinvent that wheel and *write* something that performs
> this function, then, yes, clearly you need to supply some interface. One
> simple built-in way would be to call AppleScript, which can put up a
> dialog; on how to call AppleScript from Perl, man osascript (or see my
> book, which has some examples).
>
> m.
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