Example: control eudora using AppleEvents

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+"""A test program that allows us to control Eudora"""
+
+import sys
+import addpack
+addpack.addpack('Tools')
+addpack.addpack('bgen')
+addpack.addpack('ae')
+import aetools
+import Eudora_Suite
+import Required_Suite
+import MacOS
+
+class Eudora(aetools.TalkTo, Required_Suite.Required_Suite, \
+				Eudora_Suite.Eudora_Suite):
+	"""A class that can talk to Eudora"""
+	pass
+	
+# The Creator signature of eudora:
+SIGNATURE="????"
+
+def main():
+	talker = Eudora(SIGNATURE)
+	while 1:
+		print 'get, put, quit (eudora) or exit (this program) ?'
+		line = sys.stdin.readline()
+		try:
+			if line[0] == 'g':
+				talker.connect(checking=1)
+			elif line[0] == 'p':
+				talker.connect(sending=1)
+			elif line[0] == 'q':
+				talker.quit()
+			elif line[0] == 'e':
+				break
+		except MacOS.Error, arg:
+			if arg[0] == -609:
+				print 'Connection invalid, is eudora running?'
+			else:
+				print 'Error, possibly ', arg[1]
+			
+main()