>> Solutions like: put URL "file:C:/myFile.txt" into "file:C:/myCopiedFile.txt"
>> don't work properly with non-text-files, mess up the type/crea data on a mac
>> and change the creation/modification date of the file, which shouldn't
>> happen.
>> So there is no (build in) way to copy files with RR.
> I don't agree: the 'file:' protocol distorts the file, but 'binfile:'
> doesn't. You can copy the resource fork with the 'resfile:' protocol. So:
> 
> put url ("binfile:" & oldFilePath) into ("binfile:" & newFilePath)
> put url ("resfile:" & oldFilePath) into ("resfile:" & newFilePath)
> 
> Still agree that this won't work with big files, but there you could use
> AppleScript. Mail me if you need examples.

So first binfile, then resfile, then I need to set the type/crea and then
still it is not possible to copy big files and to get the creation /
modification date of the file right.

I think it would be an improvement if there would be a build-in way to copy
files.

Terry


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