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Apple Events are a System 7 feature that allows programs to share data with
other programs. Pocket Forth supports the required suite of Apple Events
and has the ability to define new Apple Events. This gives Pocket Forth
the ability to be 'scripted' by programs such as Userland's Frontierâ„¢, and
Apple's HyperCard and Apple Script.
Scripting gives you the ability to automate your interaction with Pocket
Forth. The Apple Events folder contains a text file, "AppleEvents", to
define three new events, a HyperCard stack, "AETest", to demonstrate the
events and a Frontier install script named "pf.Frontier" that facilitates
writing Frontier scripts to control Pocket Forth.
Release 6.4 of Pocket Forth, HyperCard 2.1 and/or Userland's Frontier are
required. To use AppleScript, Script Editor 1.0.1 or Frontier 3.0 must also
be installed.
For Frontier:
See the Install Script section of the Frontier User Guide for instructions
on how to install pf.frontier.
Once you have installed the new verbs, type the following line into the
Quick Script window:
pf.examples.extend()
When Pocket Forth asks if you are running a copy tell it to continue if you
are.
Quit immediately if you are running the original!
To see the good stuff, open the system.verbs.apps.pf table within Frontier.
Read the ReadMe entry, then run the Example scripts.
For HyperCard and AppleScript:
Make a copy of Pocket Forth named "Pocket Forth copy", then drag the file
AppleEvents to the icon of "Pocket Forth copy".
When Pocket Forth asks if you are running a copy tell it to continue if you
are.
Quit immediately if you are running the original!
For HyperCard:
Double click on the "AETest" stack, and play with the event buttons.
HyperCard may ask you to locate "Pocket Forth copy" the first time you run
the stack.
For AppleScript:
Double click on the AppleScripts icon, then select Run from the Apple
Script Editor window. The sequence: Do Script "Pocket Forth words" will
cause the quoted text to be interpreted by Pocket Forth.