Ventura 1.3 - revcopyfile

[Bob Sneidar]

I just use createFolder. I discovered however that the folder you are creating the new folder in has to exist already. In other words, if the root folder is hdd/users/bob/documents I cannot simply create a folder hdd/users/bob/documents/filetransfer/data/forms. I have to create file transfer, then create data, then create forms. 

I typically do this by setting the itemDelimiter to "/" then looping through the items and checking to see if the folder exists next repeating if it does, appending the current item to the path, creating the folder, then rinse and repeat. 

Bob S


> On Apr 6, 2023, at 16:53, Chris Heidecker via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I had some trouble using revCopyFolder, maybe it is related.
> 
> Looking for a method to move/duplicate folders on MacOS I tried using revCopyFolder.
> 
> The internal LC appleScript seems to use 'copy folder' in LC9.6.8
> On MacOS 12.6.3 that does not work for me.
> 'duplicate folder' does. 
> Not sure since when or what version this changed.
> Maybe it's the same for revCopyFile
> 
> Applescript from LiveCode works  pretty well for me, most of the time.
> Moving and duplicating folders in the Finder by applescript from LC is slow. 
> 
> Adding 'ignoring application responses' get's the beachball away, but also all the results and errors.
> Maybe somebody has a different workaround?
> 
> My script for 'do ... as applescript' looks something like this:
> 
> set sourcePath to "/Users/.../...."
> set destinationPath to "/Users/.../...."
> tell application "Finder"
> 	ignoring application responses
> 		set theSource to sourcePath as POSIX file
> 		set theDestination to destinationPath as POSIX file
> 		duplicate folder theSource to folder theDestination
> 	end ignoring
> end tell
> 
> The script works like expected, but getting the results and errors would be helpfull.
> 
> regards,
> Chris Hiedecker
> 
>> Op 6 apr. 2023, om 13:28 heeft Paul Dupuis via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> het volgende geschreven:
>> 
>> You may also be able to address this by giving any Standalone if this app is it's own Standalone) or the Livecode version you are using the "Full Disk Access" permission, from System Settings
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 4/6/2023 1:03 AM, Jean-Jacques Wagner via use-livecode wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> Last Sunday I upgrade to ventura 1.3 and since then I am in  big troubles. The function revcopyfile does not work anymore.
>>> I have stack to manage files (over 8000 pdf files), which with  revcopyfile are getting corrupt. There are not anymore openable
>>> using preview, but also pages dokument are getting lost or corrupt, because not anymore reopenable.
>>> 
>>> Some time a file placed in a folder is not anymore openable, moving it on the desktop, there is sometime against openable.
>>> 
>>> I pin down the problems on a script, where I do makes on regular basis a backup of  about 10 textfiles (Wrangler) and 20 stacks,
>>> so using revcopyfile and rename file to do it. The backup is not longer functioning, make no copies of the files anymore. Just one
>>> old stack, which I don not use for year is copied.
>>> 
>>> So I can spend just now the time to go more deeper and investigate on the problem, since I have to be careful not to loose my
>>> documents which I will have to deliver within the next 5 days. But at first I couldn’t at a time open document, then I was able to
>>> pin down thats was not the system but the function revcopyfile should be at the center of the problems. Possibly it has to do with
>>> AppleScript (I hate this app, which was and is almost a copy of hypercard in a very bad manner) on which revcopyfile should work.
>>> 
>>> This is an alert, I will be able to go deeper finding the trouble by end of next week.
>>> 
>>> Have <https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/Have> a <https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/a> nice <https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/nice> Easter <https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/Easter>!
>>> 
>>> Jean-Jacques Wagner
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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