Copy and paste resources in resource fork?

Question

Hi,
is there some way to have Applescript copy a resource from a resource fork in one file and paste it into another file?
Cheers!
Joe

Answer 1

Hello
You might try Satimage.osax, a free scripting additions made and distributed by Satimage-software, France. It includes commands to get and put resource data.
Satimage osax
http://www.satimage.fr/software/en/downloads/downloadscompanionosaxen.html
Satimage osax > resource suites dictionary
http://www.satimage.fr/software/en/dictionaries/dict_satimage.html#ResourceSuite
E.g.
--SCRIPT
Copy resource 'clut' id 128 from infile to outfile.
* Using Satimage.osax, which is to be installed in either of the following directories:
/Library/ScriptingAdditions/
~/Library/ScriptingAdditions/
set infile to "HFS:path:to:infile" as alias
set outfile to "HFS:path:to:outfile" as alias
--(1) get resource and its name from infile
set rdata to load resource 128 type "clut" from infile
set rname to get resource name 128 type "clut" from infile
--return {rname, rdata}
--(2) put resource to outfile
put resource rdata to outfile type "clut" index 128 with name rname
--(3) check
set rdata1 to load resource 128 type "clut" from outfile
set rname1 to get resource name 128 type "clut" from outfile
return {rdata = rdata1, rname = rname1}
--END OF SCRIPT
Good luck,
H