[milf]

This may be a trivial question, but I'm trying to figure out how to add a button on the toolbar for a small perl script I wrote. The script, when run from the current directory, creates thumbnails of all the images using Image::Magick. I'm able to add the script to the toolbar, but when I click it, the text is simply opened instead of being executed. How did I get the execution to take place? Ideally, I'd like to be able to open a terminal window from the current location and then run the perl script command by clicking on the toolbar button.

Thanks.

[Brass]

Change the name of the script by giving it the extension ".command". These file types are automatically opened as Terminal documents and executed there (if possible).

If you don't want it to open in a Terminal, there are utilities available to transform a script into a little application.

[Chuckit]

Ne'ermind. Brass beat me to it.

[milf]

Okay, thanks for the feedback. I added the .command extension and after toying around a bit with permissions, the script attempts to run after clinking the icon on the toolbar.

My only problem now is that it's running the script from my home directory instead of on the current directory. The perl script grabs the current directory path. How do I get the script to execute from the current directory instead of from my home directory like it's currently doing?

Also, any links to apps that convert script to applications?

[Sal]

There's an easy way to run PERL or Shell scripts... use the Script Menu utility located in Application > AppleScript. Place your scripts in Home > Library > Scripts and they'll appear at the bottom of the System-wide scripts menu.

[Wevah]

You might need to wrap it in AppleScript, or call osascript in your script with something like

Code:
tell application "Finder"
	if front window exists then
		set thisPath to POSIX path of ((target of front Finder window) as alias)
	else
		set thisPath to POSIX path of (desktop as alias)
	end if
end tell