Renaming a file to an existing filename

[dishusa]

This has to be simple, but I can’t find the command. I keep getting errors.

Trying to move a file to the desktop where a duplicate filename exists wheras I replace that duplicate with the one I’m moving.

[Rob]

This has to be simple, but I can’t find the command. I keep getting errors.

Trying to move a file to the desktop where a duplicate filename exists wheras I replace that duplicate with the one I’m moving.

If you look in Finder’s AppleScript dictionary, you should find a move command. If you select it, you should see something like this:

move: Move object(s) to a new location
move reference – the object(s) to move
to location reference – the new location for the object(s)
[replacing boolean] – Specifies whether or not to replace items in the destination that have the same name as items being moved
[positioned at list] – Gives a list (in local window coordinates) of positions for the destination items
[routing suppressed boolean] – Specifies whether or not to autoroute items (default is false). Only applies when moving to the system folder.
Result: reference – to the object(s) after they have been moved

This should lead you to code that looks something like this:

tell application "Finder"
	move file "path:to:file" to folder "path:to:destination:folder:" replacing true
end tell

When the code above is compiled, it might look like this:

tell application "Finder"
	move file "path:to:file" to folder "path:to:destination:folder:" with replacing
end tell

– Rob