samples.basicStuff.smoothStuffer samples.basicStuff.smoothStuffer
«Shows how to create a StuffIt archive of a folder
«it makes sure the file name isn't > 31 characters
«the limit of the Mac file system
«deletes the archive if it already exists
«so StuffIt.newArchive won't fail
if not app.start ("StuffIt")
scriptError ("You must run the StuffIt.Frontier install file first.")
local (sourcefolder)
if not file.getFolderDialog ("Choose a folder to Stuff", @sourcefolder)
return
«determine the name we're going to suggest
local (name = file.fileFromPath (sourcefolder) - ":")
if sizeOf (name) > 27 «don't exceed max file name length
name = string.mid (name, 1, 27)
local (archive = file.getPath () + name + ".sit")
if not file.putFileDialog ("Name of StuffIt archive:", @archive)
return
if file.exists (archive)
file.delete (archive)
StuffIt.newArchive (archive, false)
StuffIt.bringToFront ()
StuffIt.stuffItem (sourcefolder)
StuffIt.closeArchive (string (archive))
StuffIt.quit ()
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