Packages (was: copy large files in Rev on Mac)

Klaus Major klaus at major-k.de
Sat Dec 8 15:36:04 EST 2007


Hi Chipp,

> So, if I understand this correctly, you can have a 'package' which is
> a folder but not a 'bundle' but looks like one because it's 'bundle
> bit' is on? :-)

Ermm, yes, maybe :-)

> On a more serious note, does the Mac have a registry like Windows? If
> so, is it easy to gain access to? Rev has a single command to grab a
> Window registry key. Perhaps a similar function for the Mac would
> help?
>
> I suppose the easiest thing to do, is to see how RevCopyFile manages
> to figure out what a bundle/package/folder is and how to copy it
> accurately (or does it?)

RevCopyFile uses AppleScript to let OS X decide what might be a bundle  
or not!
Clever, isn't it?


Best

Klaus Major
klaus at major-k.de
http://www.major-k.de





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