alias to OS X app?

[Mark Talluto]

On Feb 23, 2006, at 1:24 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote:

> Apparently the "create alias" command can only be used on files,  
> not folder.
>
> So how does one create an alias to a .app bundle?
>

Hi Richard,

For my installer I use the following:

  --IF THE ALIAS ALREADY EXISTS THEN DELETE IT FIRST
         --AS THE OLD ONE WILL BREAK THE INSTALLER
         if there is a folder tAliasLoc then
             revDeleteFolder tAliasLoc
         end if

         put specialFolderPath("desktop") into tAliasLoc
         put "/" & quote & thisLine & quote after tAliasLoc
         put tDestLoc into tSourceOfAlias
         put "/" & quote & thisLine & ".app" & quote after  
tSourceOfAlias
         put "ln -s" && tSourceOfAlias && tAliasLoc into tCmd
         put shell (tCmd)



Mark Talluto
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