Mac::AETE::Dialect(3) User Contributed Perl DocumentationMac::AETE::Dialect(3)

NAME
       Mac::AETE::Dialect - reads the Macintosh Apple event dictionary from an
       Applescript dialect file.

SYNOPSIS
            use Mac::AETE::App;
            use Mac::AETE::Dialect;
            use Mac::AETE::Format::Dictionary;

            $aeut = Dialect->new();
            $aeut->read();

            $app = App->new("My Application");
            $formatter = Dictionary->new;
            $app->setformat($formatter);
            $app->read;
            $app->merge($aeut);
            $app->write;

DESCRIPTION
       The data in Dialect objects can be merged into a Parser or App object
       to make a complete Apple event dictionary. The module will locate the
       proper AppleScript dialect file in the system folder.

       See Mac::AETE::Parser and Mac::AETE::App for more details.

       Methods

       new       Example:

                      use Mac::AETE::Dialect;

                      $app = Dialect->new;

       read      (Inherited from Mac::AETE::Parser.)

                 Reads the data contained in the AETE resource or handle.
                 Example:

                      $app->read;

IINNHHEERRIITTAANNCCEE
       Inherits from Mac::AETE::Parser.

AUTHOR       David Schooley 



perl v5.8.8                       2003-03-31             Mac::AETE::Dialect(3)