Re: duplicate
Re: duplicate
- Subject: Re: duplicate
- From: deivy petrescu <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:09:39 -0400
On Oct 9, 2006, at 15:10, Adam Bell wrote:
Is this known to be broken?
set n to "someName.txt"
duplicate (choose file) to (choose folder) with properties {name:n}
That snippet won't compile in a Finder block which complains about
the "{" but since duplicate is a Standard Editions verb it doesn't
need the Finder. As is it hangs in some kind of internal problem
without duplicating the file to the chosen folder.
Adam Bell
I often think to myself of how illogical the spoken native English
language is. And many times commenting with native English speaking
people, they tend to say that there is a rule and an exception to the
language, so spoken English is logical after all (it is not!).
I come up with some examples and they, the native English speaking
people, come up with a rule and a very weird exception that would
explain that pronunciation.
So I was looking for a good word, one that would flaunt my point.
Well, this thread suggested the perfect word. Duplicate (how did you
pronounced it?).
An AppleScript thread, a point to be made.
Combine them both and how do you check pronunciation ? With "say"!
Open your favorite script editor and type (AS 1.10.7)
'say "duplicate"'
not much there... but try
'say "to duplicate a duplicate"'
and AS gets it right. It also gets right the following:
'say "a duplicate"'
'say "to duplicate"'
as one could infer.
So, congratulations AS team. You put the logic back into something
illogical.
Nicely done.
Deivy
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