Python >>> Transcript Translation

Roger.E.Eller at sealedair.com Roger.E.Eller at sealedair.com
Sat Dec 18 14:35:34 EST 2004


Hey,

Can anyone out there who is familiar with Python please translate the 
script below to Transcript? This script is supposed to be able to create a 
Hard-Drive image that works with the PearPC Macintosh Emulator. I want a 
native Rev script that can create this multi-gigabyte file.

Thanks.
Roger Eller <roger.e.eller at sealedair.com>

<Begin Python Script 
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#!/usr/bin/python 
# Copyright (c) 2004 Marco Lange.

import sys 

GRANULARITY = 516096 

imagename = sys.argv[1]
imagesize = int(sys.argv[2])
if imagesize % GRANULARITY != 0: 
   imagesize = ((imagesize / GRANULARITY) + 1) * GRANULARITY 

print "Using image size:", imagesize 

imagefile = open(imagename, "wb+")
imagefile.seek(imagesize-1)
imagefile.write("\x00")
imagefile.close
<End Python Script 
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