How to copy files from inside Application Bundle to system?

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

I spent most of the day working on a self contained application bundle only to find out it wouldn’t take in iChat. To make things easier to install on several systems I am attempting to create my own Applescript installer program. Nearly as I can tell this should all work. BUT I am unable to copy the files from the Application bundle to where I would liek them to go for some reason.

property iChatPlugins : missing value
property iChatInstall : missing value

on run
	set iChatPlugins to ((path to home folder) & "Library:Scripts:iChat:")
	set answer to the button returned of (display dialog "This will install AAIR. Press Install to continue." buttons {"Install", "Cancle"} default button 1)
	if the answer is "Install" then
		if appIsRunning("iChat") then
			display dialog "iChat is currently running.
Please quit iChat to continue." buttons {"Continue"}
			if appIsRunning("iChat") then
				display dialog "iChat is still running....
I'll take care of it..." buttons {"}:-|"}
				tell application "iChat"
					quit
				end tell
			end if
		end if
		display dialog "This will take just a moment...
Click Ok to continue." buttons {"Ok"} default button 1
		set iChatInstall to ((path to me as text) & "Contents:Resources:Install")
		tell application "Finder"
			copy entire contents of iChatInstall to iChatPlugins
		end tell
		display dialog "Installation complete!

Lets configure this in iChat!
1. Start iChat.
2. Open iChat Prefrences (Command + ,)
3. Click Alerts.
4. Select Event 'Message Recieved'.
5. Check Run an AppleScript script.
6. Select AAIR from the drop down menu.
7. Close iChat Prefrences."
		
	else
		display dialog "You have choose to not install AAIR." buttons {"=("} default button 1
		return
	end if
	
end run

on appIsRunning(appName)
	tell application "System Events" to (name of processes) contains appName
end appIsRunning

I keep getting this error:

#2

I got it to copy the files. I couldn’t do that all at once for some reason. The proplem I am having now is I want to beable to overwrite these files as needed in the future… For when I update this script. Is there a way to use duplicate and to overwrite without throwing an error?

New script

property iChatPlugins : missing value
property iChatInstall : missing value

on run
	--set iChatPlugins to ((path to home folder as text) & "Library:Scripts:iChat:")
	set iChatPlugins to (path to desktop as text)
	set answer to the button returned of (display dialog "This will install AAIR. Press Install to continue." buttons {"Install", "Cancle"} default button 1)
	if the answer is "Install" then
		if appIsRunning("iChat") then
			display dialog "iChat is currently running.
Please quit iChat to continue." buttons {"Continue"}
			if appIsRunning("iChat") then
				display dialog "iChat is still running....
I'll take care of it..." buttons {"}:-|"}
				tell application "iChat"
					quit
				end tell
			end if
		end if
		display dialog "This will take just a moment...
Click Ok to continue." buttons {"Ok"} default button 1
		set iChatInstall to alias ((path to me as text) & "Contents:Resources:Install:AAIR")
		tell application "Finder"
			duplicate iChatInstall to iChatPlugins
		end tell
		set iChatInstall to alias ((path to me as text) & "Contents:Resources:Install:AAIRv4.0.2a")
		tell application "Finder"
			duplicate iChatInstall to iChatPlugins
		end tell
		display dialog "Installation complete!

Lets configure this in iChat!
1. Start iChat.
2. Open iChat Prefrences (Command + ,)
3. Click Alerts.
4. Select Event 'Message Recieved'.
5. Check Run an AppleScript script.
6. Select AAIR from the drop down menu.
7. Close iChat Prefrences."
		
	else
		display dialog "You have choose to not install AAIR." buttons {"=("} default button 1
		return
	end if
	
end run

on appIsRunning(appName)
	tell application "System Events" to (name of processes) contains appName
end appIsRunning
#3

Figured it out with replacing

#4

the shell can easily overwrite files


.
		display dialog "This will take just a moment...
Click Ok to continue." buttons {"Ok"} default button 1
		set installFolder to POSIX path of (path to me) & "Contents/Resources/Install/"
		do shell script "/bin/cp -pR " & quoted form of (installFolder & "AAIR") & space & quoted form of POSIX path of iChatPlugins
		do shell script "/bin/cp -pR " & quoted form of (installFolder & "AAIRv4.0.2a") & space & quoted form of POSIX path of iChatPlugins
		display dialog "Installation complete!
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#5

I don’t know what to make of this? I added your shell command and… Hmmmm