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System Events duplicate command
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System Events duplicate command

  • Subject: System Events duplicate command
  • From: Luther Fuller <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:27:54 -0500
The System Events dictionary states ...

duplicate v : Copy object(s) and put the copies at a new location.

duplicate specifier : the object for the command
[to location specifier] : The location for the new object(s).
[with properties record] : Properties to be set in the new duplicated object(s).

I am using ...

tell application "System Events"
duplicate aFile to destinationFolder with properties {name:newName}
end tell

in order to avoid a possible conflict of names. The string newName has been checked for compatibility before using the duplicate command. After an hour watching my script duplicate files with impossible names, I finally discovered that System Events' duplicate command simply ignores 'with properties {name: ...}' and duplicates the file with the original name.

(Insert expletives here)

I don't see how to avoid calling this a bug. Anyone know more?

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