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Re: Invisible File Copy

Newsgroups comp.databases.filemaker
Date 2018-01-10 02:58 -0800
References <1nibf5j.zkqycw1xgk4e2N%csampson@inetworld.net>
Message-ID <3f51f342-d418-4e69-bf1b-9a4f515725b2@googlegroups.com> (permalink)
Subject Re: Invisible File Copy
From Los_Indios <losindios.m@gmail.com>

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Τη Τρίτη, 9 Ιανουαρίου 2018 - 1:39:53 π.μ. UTC+2, ο χρήστης Charles H. Sampson έγραψε:
> I'm using FMP 16 on an iMac running 10.12.6.
> 
> When making modifications to scripts, I save a copy of the subject
> database on the desktop. If I really mess things up badly I can just
> delete the copy and start over. That's much less dangerous than trying
> to back out faulty changes.
> 
> Recently these saved copies don't appear on the desktop, either in a
> searching through the icons or by looking at a file window that displays
> the desktop files (sft-cmd-D). However, if I try to save a copy a second
> time, I get the usual message about there already being a file on the
> desktop of that name and asking me what I want to do about that.
> 
> ???
> 
> Charlie
> -- 
> Nobody in this country got rich on his own.  You built a factory--good.
> But you moved your goods on roads we all paid for.  You hired workers we
> all paid to educate. So keep a big hunk of the money from your factory.
> But take a hunk and pay it forward.  Elizabeth Warren (paraphrased)

Maybe "TotalFinder" and it's ability to show invisibles is circumventing the problem, until Apple takes care for this.

Manos

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Invisible File Copy csampson@inetworld.net (Charles H. Sampson) - 2018-01-08 15:39 -0800
  Re: Invisible File Copy Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2018-01-09 14:26 +1300
    Re: Invisible File Copy csampson@inetworld.net (Charles H. Sampson) - 2018-01-10 11:34 -0800
      Re: Invisible File Copy Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2018-01-11 11:02 +1300
  Re: Invisible File Copy Los_Indios <losindios.m@gmail.com> - 2018-01-10 02:58 -0800
    Re: Invisible File Copy Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2018-01-11 11:00 +1300

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