How to handle an alias reference file

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

I have a folder A (source folder) that contains 100+ files. I need to copy certain files from folder A to folder B (target folder) but I don’t know which files to copy until the script runs. The aliases of the files I need to copy from A to B will be contained in folder C. The aliases, not the files themselves.
My question is, how do I get the proper contents into SourceFolder (see applescript statement below) so that the duplicate statement works ? If I reference the alias, it simply duplicates the alias itself to the TargetFolder. I tried getting the properties of the alias file and then getting “original item” of the properties, but I get a syntax error when I try to do that.

duplicate item i of SourceFolder to TargetFolder with replacing

Thanks for your help

Model: iMac
AppleScript: Latest
Browser: Safari 533.19.4
Operating System: Mac OS X (10.6)

#2

hi,

try this:

set aliasFolder to "Macintosh HD:Users:hans:Desktop:alias:" --your aliasFolder
set theTargetFolder to "Macintosh HD:Users:hans:Desktop:target:" --yourDestFolder

set aliasList to list folder aliasFolder without invisibles --get the aliasList

repeat with i from 1 to count of aliasList --repeatloop thru aliases
	set theAlias to aliasFolder & item i of aliasList
try --the aliaslink  may be off, so ...
	tell application "Finder"
		set theOriginal to original item of alias theAlias --get the original with a litte help of the finder
		duplicate theOriginal to folder theTargetFolder with replacing --copy ...
	end tell
end try
end repeat
#3

Hans,
I see what you are doing. I can use this. Thank you so much for taking the time to outline this for me.
GLY