copying packages in OSX

[Ken Ray]

JR,

Why are you trying to copy an OS X package? Perhaps there is a better way to
accomplish what you're trying to do...

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: "RCS" <rcs at rcsprogramming.com>
To: <metacard at lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 6:07 PM
Subject: copying packages in OSX


>   Has anyone been able to successfully copy an OSX package with MetaCard
> scripting (no Applescript). I am close. I get all of the files (the
package
> list, contents folder, icons, etc), and I even get the .app icon...but
> something is still not right. I can open the list in the list editor, and
> everything looks right, and I can view the icons as well. Double-clicking
> the application icon starts it up, but it never finishes (doesn't crash
> though).
>
>   When I compare the file sizes (original and copy) I see no difference,
but
> going back to OS9, and using ResEdit, I do notice that some of my files
have
> garbage in the 'Creator' (the 'Type' is empty). In the 'good' file, these
> are supposed to be empty...changing this and saving the file does not work
> of course.
>
> Any info is appreciated,
> JR
>
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