[Cocoadialog-users] perl and bash scripts

[Heather E. <Hea...@sh...>]

Hi,
I don't know how regularly this list is monitored, but
thought I would try anyway...
I am using CocoaDialog to GUI-up some unix-based 
procedures. I am hoping to use several of the example 
functions in one 'master script'. Specifically I am 
using msgboxes and the perl input text box. I'm a 
novice perl user and I'm wondering if anyone can give
me any tips (or confirm it's even possible) to 
pass variable values back UP from my perl input text-
box 'subroutine' to the parent bash script that called
it. I have tried to very crudely modify an ENV variable
in perl and read it from the bash script, but the 
bash script is not reading the modified value.
I have been calling the perl script command-line style
from my bash script as follow:
perl myscript.pl
I would suppose there is a better way of using a perl 
subroutine, but as a novice perl user (read 'never
used perl before needing the perl textbox script')
I don't know how to do this (I'll be buying a 
perl book this weeke
nd to ameliorate this situation)
I don't think I can simply use a return value from
a perl subroutine, because I need to pass longer
values, specifically the string from the text 
input box.
If anyone has a suggestion of how this could be 
accomplished, your advice would be MUCH appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Heather