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file.newAlias

Syntax file.newAlias (sourcepath, destpath)

Params sourcepath is a path name to the file or folder for which an alias is to be created.

destpath is a path name to the file or folder in which the alias of the file or folder at sourcepath is to be created.

Action Creates an alias of a file, folder, or volume.

Returns True if the alias file is successfully created, false otherwise.

Examples file.newAlias ("frontier.root", "frontier.root alias")

   » true

file.newAlias ("UserLand Frontier", "System:System Folder:Apple Menu Items:Frontier")

   » true

This makes the Frontier program immediately available from the Apple menu.

Platform Notes This verb is only implemented in the Mac OS version of Frontier.

See Also file.followAlias

file.isAlias


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