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Re: Copy and Replacing
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Re: Copy and Replacing


  • Subject: Re: Copy and Replacing
  • From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2002 20:46:28 +1000

On 5/10/02 4:56 PM +1000, Paul Berkowitz, email@hidden, wrote:

>> As has noted, it is in the Finder dictionary. There was also a time
>> (System 7.5 I think, not sure how long it lasted) when it would act like
>> 'duplicate' under certain conditions. From memory, it would do so when
>> passed a Finder file ref, alias or FSS, but would otherwise behave in
>> the documented manner. Presumably done to help newbies.
>>
> It hasn't for quite some time, at least since OS 8.5 , probably since 8.1.

I think one of the causes of confusion was that the Finder used to *record*
duplicating as copying; copy would turn up instead of duplicate in the
recorded script.

Not a problem any more...

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Shane Stanley, email@hidden
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