Applescript for backing up ?

Hi everyone...

I am trying to write an AppleScript to periodically back up several active folders (e.g. MAIL, AddressBook, etc) to a 512 MB flash drive.

I have included the "with replacing" instruction, at the end of the "select folder" line, which passes Syntax.

At the end of the "copy" line, Syntax does NOT accept it.

When I run the script, it runs through, but I get "AppleScript Error - Finder error. An item with the same name already exists in destination".
I know !

That is why I added "with replacing".......

thanks

Robert

Hi there Robert and welcome !

Please can you post the full script then we can have a look at the syntax you have used...

thanks

Ric

Posted on behalf of Robert:

tell application "Finder"
*****activate
*****select disk "512 HD"
*****open selection
*****select startup disk
*****open selection
*****select folder "AddressBook" of folder "Application Support" of folder "Library" of folder "robertww" of folder "Users" of startup disk with replacing
*****duplicate selection to disk "512 HD"
end tell

Hi Robert,

I have posted your script above for you...

If you look at the script above the word 'replacing' is in green...these means that it is a variable...

If you can post me a list of the folders that you want to back up and I'll show you how to write it...

regards

Ric