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Re: subtle gotcha in 10.3.3 Finder copying on networked disk
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Re: subtle gotcha in 10.3.3 Finder copying on networked disk


  • Subject: Re: subtle gotcha in 10.3.3 Finder copying on networked disk
  • From: "Charles Arthur, UKClimbing Editor" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 21:02:37 +0000

Hi all..

At 10:05 am -0800 21/3/04, Andrew Oliver wrote:
..
>Mounted volumes always appear as local as far as rsync is concerned.

Good to know. Thanks.

>One other observation regarding your script is that I would change the
>command ordering such that instead of:
>
>> duplicate selection to folder "Edhns" of folder "Desks" of folder "Indy
>>Home"
>of item "Daily News"
>> set theselection to selection
>> set label index of item 1 of theselection to 6
>
>you:
>
>> set theselection to selection
>> duplicate theselection to folder "Edhns" of folder "Desks" of folder "Indy
>Home" of item "Daily News
>> set label index of item 1 of theselection to 6
>
>In this latter case you're storing the current selecting in a variable and
>always referencing that.

Have you tested this? I just ask because I suspect that I did it in this
way because I couldn't get the Finder to do it otherwise.

>The subtle difference is only apparent if the
>selection changes during the duplication

A good point, if it's applicable as above.

>An alternative option would be to make the script a droplet so that you
>could drop the files onto the script icon and have them copied
>appropriately. This can be even more reliable than the 'selection' option.

In my experience, dragging stuff to droplets is *far* more prone to error
than one where you select something and then do a keyboard combo. Files
dropped in the wrong place, and all sorts of things. It's perhaps just a
personal thing.

Charles
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