re: [MacPerl] Getting Extended FileInfo using MacPerl

[schinder@pjstoaster.pg.md.us (Paul Schinder)]

Steve Smith <stevens@gallant.apple.com> writes:
} MacPerl question:
} 
} I would like to be able preserve file positions while doing a deep copy of a folder 
} hierarchy. The file info function merely returns the file creator and type, but I 
} need to get the file position, so that I can set it on the "new" copy.
} 
} Has anyone done this, or know of an external function that can do this?

It's called MacPerl::DoAppleScript.  This is the kind of thing for which
Applescripting the Finder is the best solution.

} 
} 
} steve
} stevens@gallant.apple.com
} 
} 
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