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Apprentice Joined: 22 Mar 2009 Posts: 149

Does Cmud support scripts written in perl, or can zScript or another of the script languages Cmud supports be converted to perl and vice versa?

I've been asked by someone using the mac client atlantis about the feasibility of writing scripts that would be cross compatible across these and other clients, and while I don't think it can be done, I'd appreciate a definitive answer from you folks who'd know better than I.

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 2:06 am

I've used ActivePerl 5.8.8 I think it was, in CMUD before when I was doing a bit of experimenting with something. So I can say it's possible to use Perl. Writing a script that will work in CMUD and other clients too? A single script would not be straight plug and play but with a team effort, (someone for each client you wish to use the script with), there might be a sliver of hope in taking a base script and making the changes needed to adapt to other clients. I guess that would depend alot on how complicated the script was. I'm no expert on anything other than eating steak and drinking beer though. ;)

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 4:26 am

CMUD does support Perl (via ActivePerl) more specifically, it supports any language that uses the Windows Scripting Host.

Apprentice Joined: 22 Mar 2009 Posts: 149

Hunh. Ok, didn't know that. Thanks for the responses!

So... how does one integrate perl scripting in to Cmud? Could someone give me a simple example of the steps involved and syntax to make something simple work?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:46 am

You go to make any script setting and near the top is a drop down language menu.
Select and choose.
I forget how to add extra languages to the default six however.

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 1:56 pm

If I recall correctly, it's automatic once you've installed a client that supports the Windows Scripting Host interface.