The helper run command scenario may seem kludgy but there are some 
neat things you can do, for example:

//JS
var file = komodo.interplate("%F");
var cmd_part = komodo.findPart('command', 'mycmd', 'container');
var cmd = "perl myperlscript --file " + file
cmd_part.value = cmd;
cmd_part.invoke();

So basically you can manipulate the 'value' of the run command part
on the fly in a Macro, then run the command and benefit with some of
the fancier features of a run command.

cheers, JeffG 

On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 11:50:58AM -0500, Brandon Corfman wrote:
>  Hmm, let me make sure I understand ... so my toolbox would have a macro 
>  that would run to generate and validate the input, but I would need a 
>  second "helper" Run Command that would exist only to be called by the 
>  macro and put the output into the Command Output tab?
>  
>  If that's the case, I'm not fond of a "helper" Run Command that just 
>  sits in the toolbox, but if I gotta, I gotta. :)  I'm sure you guys will 
>  improve it in the future as you understand what we're trying to do with 
>  macros.
>  
>  Best regards,
>  Brandon
>  
>  Trent Mick wrote:
>  > Brandon Corfman wrote:
>  >> Shane,
>  >>
>  >> I'm writing a Python macro that extracts file, line and content 
>  >> information, and I'd like to put the info into a list in the command 
>  >> output tab so the user can double-click on it and jump to a 
>  >> particular line in a file. (In other words, the same functionality 
>  >> that exists in a toolbox command with the "Parse output with" and 
>  >> "Show parsed output as a list" options.)  Can you give me some 
>  >> pointers? (I'd use the Command functionality directly, but I need the 
>  >> flexibility/programmability of a macro to report problems, check 
>  >> input,  pass both line and column values, etc.)
>  >
>  > There is no direct way to do this with a macro. I think the best way 
>  > to do this right now would be to write a script that does that "report 
>  > problems, check input,  pass both line and column values, etc." and 
>  > then use a Run Command to run it and parse its output.
>  >
>  > Trent
>  >
>  
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