Re: Converting Aliases to Symbolic Links
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
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numero = 44036
interpreted = N
texte = >Since it appears as though WebCat 4.5 Plugin for WebStar V on MacOSX >does not support aliases, does anyone know of a way to convert aliases >into symbolic links? I just performed a search on my websites folder, >and discovered that there are 101 aliases in numerous locations within >that directory structure. To convert these all by hand, I will have to >figure out where each alias points; then, using Terminal, I will have to >type in the path of each link and to where it should point. This proves >to be a daunting and time-consuming task. Does anyone have an >suggestions or helpful tips? > >Thanks, > >DennisHi Dennis,We went through the same thing when we upgraded from OS9 to OSX/Apache.To build a list of all your aliases (and Icon files, for that matter), do this:find /Library/WebServer -size 0c -lsThere may be a way using Applescript in OSX to determine the source of the alias and then create a soft link (ln -s) to make it apache/webstarV-compatible, but I'm no Applescript wizard. Besides, we had so few aliases that I just fixed them by hand once I knew where they were.Good luck.-Dale------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>Since it appears as though WebCat 4.5 Plugin for WebStar V on MacOSX >does not support aliases, does anyone know of a way to convert aliases >into symbolic links? I just performed a search on my websites folder, >and discovered that there are 101 aliases in numerous locations within >that directory structure. To convert these all by hand, I will have to >figure out where each alias points; then, using Terminal, I will have to >type in the path of each link and to where it should point. This proves >to be a daunting and time-consuming task. Does anyone have an >suggestions or helpful tips? > >Thanks, > >DennisHi Dennis,We went through the same thing when we upgraded from OS9 to OSX/Apache.To build a list of all your aliases (and Icon files, for that matter), do this:find /Library/WebServer -size 0c -lsThere may be a way using Applescript in OSX to determine the source of the alias and then create a soft link (ln -s) to make it apache/webstarV-compatible, but I'm no Applescript wizard. Besides, we had so few aliases that I just fixed them by hand once I knew where they were.Good luck.-Dale------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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