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DropStuff workaround (was Re: OS X and RegEx Commands)
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DropStuff workaround (was Re: OS X and RegEx Commands)


  • Subject: DropStuff workaround (was Re: OS X and RegEx Commands)
  • From: Walter Ian Kaye <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 03:46:14 -0800

At 02:45p -0800 12/01/2003, Walter Ian Kaye didst inscribe upon an electronic papyrus:

At 12:24p -0600 12/01/2003, Michael Grant didst inscribe upon an electronic papyrus:

On Nov 30, 2003, at 8:35 PM, Walter Ian Kaye wrote:

Those needs being to successfully port my StuffNamer script to OS X.

Or did you mean a substitute for StuffIt itself? (Panther Finder zip?)

Well, see, that's the thing. Without StuffIt Commands, I am forced to use formats other than .sit[x]. (DropStuff is utterly braindead.)

I just got an idea. I could autocreate a temporary folder for the archive to go, and then rename the archive, move it out of the folder, and autodelete the folder. Stupid workaround for a stupid program, but should be enough to make things appear smart to the user.


-boo
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 >OS X and RegEx Commands (From: Christian Vinaa <email@hidden>)
 >Re: OS X and RegEx Commands (From: Michael Grant <email@hidden>)
 >Re: OS X and RegEx Commands (From: Walter Ian Kaye <email@hidden>)

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