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Re: file copy over newtork
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Re: file copy over newtork


  • Subject: Re: file copy over newtork
  • From: Andrew Oliver <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:12:23 -0700


On Jul 24, 2006, at 10:03 AM, Bob Cuilla wrote:

I have a powerbook that has a mounted server, called theServer. I want to copy of a file from the desktop of the mounted server to the laptop desktop.

I cant seem to get the correct syntax for this script.


this is my script


tell app "finder"

set theSource to "theServer:users:me:desktop:filename"

duplicate theSource to desktop

end tell


I am running this from the laptop. what am i missing?

You're asking the Finder to duplicate a string to your desktop. Can't happen.


OK, while the string contents look like a path, it's no different from a random set of characters as far as the Finder is concerned. In order to get the Finder to do what you want you need to coerce the string to a file:

   duplicate file theSource to desktop

assuming, of course, that the string represents the correct path to the file in question.

Andrew
:)


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