Can't upload a Mac OSX App using 'put url'

[Mark Talluto]

On Jan 11, 2007, at 3:54 PM, Ray Horsley wrote:

> Greetings all,
>
>
> Some of my clients are having trouble opening StuffIt files so I've  
> written a small stack which uploads for me and downloads for the  
> client my uncompressed standalone and support files.  It runs via  
> FTP protocol using Lib URL's simple 'put url...' command.   
> Everything uploads and downloads fine except the Mac OSX app, which  
> is actually a 'package', more of a folder than it is an app,  
> although I still don't fully understand Apple's point in the  
> 'package'.  Can anybody provide some insight here?  Do I really  
> need to open the whole 'package' and deal with each folder and file  
> in it, or can I upload and download this in one 'put url' command?
>
> Thanks for any insight into this,

Hi Ray,

You can get around this by placing packages (applications), into disk  
images.  You can then have your app copy the app out of the .dmg and  
place it where you like.


Mark Talluto
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CANELA Software
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