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Options for file operations


  • Subject: Options for file operations
  • From: Stan Cleveland <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:03:16 -0800

Greetings all!

I have, at various times, written code for doing local file operations. Depending on my mood, they have used the Finder, System Events, or shell commands via 'do shell script'. Now I want to collect the best into handlers in a master library for file operations. Right off, some things are obvious:
   - the Finder drags along its sluggish UI
   - System Events can't duplicate files or folders
   - the 'do shell script' command has some overhead

Do any of you list gurus who know AppleScript "under-the-hood" have any thoughts as to which application (of the above three, another one, or a mix) will provide the best balance of reliability and speed (with emphasis on reliability)?

Thanks,
Stan C.

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