Re: Copying Resource Files ???
Re: Copying Resource Files ???
- Subject: Re: Copying Resource Files ???
- From: "Marc K. Myers" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 08:27:26 -0400
- Organization: [very little]
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Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 16:22:38 -0500
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Subject: Copying Resource Files ???
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From: Robert Kalbaugh <email@hidden>
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To: <email@hidden>
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Greetings All,
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I am curious as to the possiblity of copying recource data from a resEdit
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file or script into another file using a script. For example:[read or copy]
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resource ID # from file ["A" or "me"] and then [write or copy] that resource
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to file "B". Or by some other means. Can something like this be done? I've
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no experience with resources in scripts other than the ol' custom icon in
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the dialog routine.
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Currently, I use the manual method to do it. What I do is copy custom "PICT"
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& "VERS" resource files to my QuarkXPress documents via resEdit, thus
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tagging the documents I create. "Branding" so to speak. heh heh.
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It sure would be nice if I could do it via drag and drop. I've found nothing
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in my reference books about it, but surely there's a way, is there not?
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Any MACgicians here with a few tricks up their sleeve and willing to share?
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I'd be most appreciative.
I suggest that you download a copy of Dialog Director (available from
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http://osaxen.com>), which comes with the Resource Utilities scripting
addition. It performs all the functions you've asked for.
Marc K. Myers <email@hidden>
http://AppleScriptsToGo.com
4020 W.220th St.
Fairview Park, OH 44126
(440) 331-1074
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