copy large files in Rev on Mac

[Mark Schonewille]

Hi Klaus,

Why not simple this...

on xCopyFile theFile,theNewFile
     open file theFile for binary read
     open file theNewFile for binary write
     repeat until it is empty
       read from file theFile for 10000
       write it to file theNewFile
       wait 0 millisecs with messages
     end repeat
     close file theFile
     close file theNewFile
end xCopyFile

It is faster than you'd expect and you could add a progress bar. Of  
course, you need to set the file type and creator and you might want  
to copy the resource fork. All that isn't in this simple example.

Best regards,

Mark Schonewille

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Op 5-dec-2007, om 13:18 heeft Klaus Major het volgende geschreven:

> Hi all,
>
> how can one copy large files WITHOUT blocking everything?
>
> revCopyFile uses Applescrip which is blocking! At least in Rev, but  
> NOT when
> using the same script with the AppleScriptEditor!? :-/
> Using "shell" is also blocking!
>
> "put url("binfile:"...)" is a no-no with > 1GB video files
>
> Is there a way at all? Do I want too much again?
>
>
> Regards
>
> Klaus Major
> klaus at major-k.de
> http://www.major-k.de
>
>