installing strategy/delete problems

[Eric Chatonet]

Little addup:

I think that you must have admin permissions too...

Le 27 mai 05 à 17:14, Eric Chatonet a écrit :

> Hello,
>
> With OS X, apps are folders (bundle)
> Use revDeleteFolder (delete folder deletes only empty folders).
> Here with 10.4.1:
>
> on mouseUp
>   answer file "" -- select any duplicated app bundle
>   revdeletefolder it
>   put the result
> end mouseUp
>
> Works perfectly :-)
>
> Best regards from Paris,
>
> Eric Chatonet.
>
> Le 27 mai 05 à 17:06, pkc a écrit :
>
>
>> I am about to distribute to a bunch of academics a software device  
>> that I fear they won't install properly (it has to be in a folder).
>>
>> I've modified the application so that the first time it launches,  
>> it will in essence re-install itself (by downloading and launching  
>> a separate stack that copies the application to its own folder and  
>> create its support files).  The application closes itself,  
>> initiates an ancillary stack that creates the folder, copies the  
>> app to it, creates the support files, launches the properly sited  
>> app, and then hides itself (it will close when the app next closes).
>>
>> This means that the original app, which will be in the default  
>> download location, must disappear after the auxiliary stack has  
>> created and launched the new copy of the application.  
>> Unfortunately, all this works extremely well except the last  
>> step.  I can't get the ancillary stack to delete the original  
>> application. Every variation (delete, delete file, delete folder,  
>> delete URL, using or not using the ".app" suffix for the app  
>> file), brings up the result "can't delete that file."  I have  
>> checked carefully to make sure all paths are correct.
>>
>> There's some missing element I'm not understanding.  The file to  
>> be deleted is a Revolution-created app. Is OS 10.4.1 nevertheless  
>> refusing me permission to delete it (the info screen does not say  
>> so)?  Can only documents be deleted, and not executables (aren't  
>> they just documents?)?
>>
>> I thought of using Applescript to get this done, but I it looks  
>> like I have to specify a location in the script for the original,  
>> instead of carrying over some kind of defaultfolder from the  
>> Revolution script. I don't think it will be suitable.  Is there  
>> any way delete an app from Revolution? Or, can I just make it  
>> disappear by some other means?
>>
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