Re^2: clipcommand.pl (Embed perl into your clipboard)

[antirice]

in reply to Re: clipcommand.pl (Embed perl into your clipboard)
in thread clipcommand.pl (Embed perl into your clipboard)

All right:

-- def_macro eval_inplace
my $count = 0;
$main::c->Set("In place evaluation started. If you wish to disable, pl
+ease copy -- end");
while ($main::c->WaitForChange) {
    $count++ % 2 or next;
    my $t = $main::c->GetText or next;
    last if $t =~ /^-- END/i;
    my $to = TempOut->new();
    eval { eval "\$\\=\$/;$t;1" or die $@;1 } or $main::c->Set("Error 
+executing perl: $@ ($t)") and next;
    $main::c->Set($to->as_string);
    $to->release;
}
print "Exited successfully, clipcommand returned to normal";

This is definitely a hack and shows why I need to clean up some things. However, if you run the script, copy that macro and copy -- eval_inplace, the macro will see everything you copy as perl code to execute and will dutifully populate the clipboard with its output (or the error it generated). To stop it, copy -- end. Also, you can't promote this macro and expect it to work (like I said, hack =)).

Update: I forgot this part. I have the *nix style shebang line out of habit. I personally use it with ActiveState build 822.

[bradenshep]

Alright, I'll have to live without it for now (not being able to promote it kind of defeats the effect) and hope for an eventual new version.

I looked into getting it going on AS 822, but couldn't find various packages it seems to need. I'm not familiar enough with AS to know if it will work. I guess I'll just try it and see what errors come back, if any.

Again, many, many thanks for this.

[antirice]

IPC::Run, I think, is the only one you'll need. It's available off of the bribes ppm site. The url is http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppm/.

[bradenshep]

Not to pester for help, but I'm wondering how you run it? I would like it to be running by default when I start Windows. Is it possible to register an AS Perl program as a Service without the PDK? What about just Startup and a batch file or something? Heck, I'll even remember to double-click the shortcut. I just don't have enough experience with AS on Windows to see how to get it running in the background.

Thanks in advance.