Create aliases to icons via a Perl script

Create aliases to icons via a Perl script | 18 comments | Create New Account

Click here to return to the 'Create aliases to icons via a Perl script' hint

The following comments are owned by whomever posted them. This site is not responsible for what they say.

Create aliases to icons via a Perl script
Authored by: pietro on Tue, Jun 24 2008 at 8:29AM PDT

I get a syntax error "findOSXicons.pl:227: Global symbol "$_n" requires explicit package name". Shouldn't this be "$_\n" and not "$_n" ?

Create aliases to icons via a Perl script
Authored by: leamanc on Tue, Jun 24 2008 at 8:54AM PDT

More than likely, yes. I didn't read the script, but I can say from past experience that Geeklog strips out backslashes all the time on Mac OS X Hints.

I get a syntax error "findOSXicons.pl:227:
Authored by: simbalala on Tue, Jun 24 2008 at 9:21AM PDT

Me too

Create aliases to icons via a Perl script
Authored by: simbalala on Tue, Jun 24 2008 at 9:27AM PDT

OK, I got a little further this time. Where else might there be missing backslashes?

And when Rob says he post a zipped file? Where?

Create aliases to icons via a Perl script
Authored by: robg on Tue, Jun 24 2008 at 9:36AM PDT

Ever have one of those mornings? The zip file is now linked (and the backslashes are fixed).

-rob.

OK, the zipped one runs...
Authored by: simbalala on Tue, Jun 24 2008 at 9:48AM PDT

using sudo.

you don't need sudo
Authored by: Skeeve on Tue, Jun 24 2008 at 12:56PM PDT

just ignore the warnings of directories you may not view.

From our Sponsor...

The macosxhints Poll

What version of OS X are you running as your main OS?

Search

From our Sponsor...

User Functions

What's New:

Hints

Comments last 2 days

Links last 2 weeks

What's New in the Forums?

The Editor's Corner...

Hints by Topic

News from Macworld

The macosxhints Poll