Re: Preserve the resource files
Re: Preserve the resource files
- Subject: Re: Preserve the resource files
- From: Jan Bultereys <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:22:12 +0100
- Thread-topic: Preserve the resource files
Yes, agree...
Ideally would be to talk to "create archive" feature, but I don't see any
reference in the finders library...
Does anyone have an idea how to invoke this in applescript?
Many thanks,jan
> From: Cameron Hayne <email@hidden>
> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:23:41 -0500
> To: AS Users <email@hidden>
> Cc: Jan Bultereys <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Preserve the resource files
>
> On 15-Dec-06, at 8:19 AM, Jan Bultereys wrote:
>
>> What do I need to add to preserve the resource file in this script
>
> Don't use the command-line version of 'zip' (as you are doing in a
> 'do shell script') if you want to preserve resource forks. Instead
> script Finder to use its "Create Archive" feature (I'm assuming this
> is possible) or use some other command-line program that does
> preserve resource forks (e.g. in Tiger: tar or gzip).
>
> Technical note: to find out if a command-line program is one of those
> that has been enhanced (in Tiger) to preserve resource forks, look
> for 'copyfile' in the output from 'nm' acting on the executable. For
> example:
> nm /usr/bin/gzip | grep copyfile
> shows that 'copyfile' is used in 'gzip'
> but a similar command applied to /usr/bin/zip shows no use of
> 'copyfile'.
> Or of course you could just do an experiment to see if it preserves
> the resource fork.
>
> --
> Cameron Hayne
> email@hidden
>
>
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