Duplicate

Duplicate is an application command that copies one or more objects and inserts them either at a location specified in the command or at the location following the copied object or objects.

SYNTAX



 
duplicate referenceToObject [ to newLocation ]

PARAMETERS

referenceToObject: A reference to the object or objects to be duplicated. Class: Reference
newLocation: The new location for the object. Class: Reference Default value: If you do not specify a new location, the object is inserted at the location immediately following the object specified in the direct parameter.

RESULT

A reference to the new object.

Class: Reference

EXAMPLE

The following example tells the Finder to duplicate a file from the startup disk to a folder on the startup disk. If a file with the same name already exists, it is not replaced.



 
tell application "Finder"

    duplicate first file of startup disk ¬

        to first folder of startup disk replacing no

end tell