revCopy file in OSX doesn't work

[Sarah Reichelt]

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Sieg Lindstrom
<sl at trackandfieldnews.com> wrote:
> I've searched the archives and see this problem has been discussed before,
> but none of the advice therein helped me. Any idea why this code works for
> me in OSX...
>
> if there is a file "1-meet data/ABC affils" then put "found"
>
> But the following does not?
>
> on mouseUp
> -- "1-meet data" is the folder containing the file I'd like to copy.
> -- "2-processed meet data" is the folder I'd like to copy to.
> --Both folders are in the defaultFolder.
> --"ABC affils" is the name of a .txt file
>
>    revCopyFile "1-meet data/ABC affils", "2-processed meet data"
>
> end mouseUp
>
> The file does not get copied and the result is "execution error."
>
> The fact that the first code fragment works suggests I have the file path
> right. But revCopy File disagrees.


"there is a file" allows relative file paths and will search in the
defaultFolder.
revCopyFile requires a complete file path, including the folder. This
is because it actually calls an AppleScript (on OS X) to do the file
copying.

HTH,
Sarah