Copy files from mounted pc volume to mac

Hi all,
I have a problem with the following script:
var xmlfile = File.openDialog("Choose XML");
var result = File(xmlfile).copy("~/Desktop/" + xmlfile.name);
This result is false (can't be copied) when the file is an a mounted PC Volume. (/Users/Public/Documents/)
In applescript this works fine:
tell application "Finder"
     set xmlfile to (choose file)
     move xmlfile to desktop
end tell
The source is on the same Volume.
Does javascript have a problem with accessing remote volumes?
Can someone help?
Kind regards,
Michel

Answered in your other thread. Please don't double post, it can lead to people wasting their time answering a question which has already been answered in the other thread.

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