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Re: Should I Delete to Overwrite?

To: REALbasic Network Users Group <realbasic-nug at lists dot realsoftware dot com>
Subject: Re: Should I Delete to Overwrite?
From: "Joseph J. Strout" <joe at realsoftware dot com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:09:24 -0700
At 10:41 PM +0200 8/30/02, Christian Schmitz wrote:

 > successfully, rename the old file to a different temporary name, name
 your new file to its proper name, and delete the old file.

This will break aliases.

Not usually. Aliases use a variety of methods to find the original file, including the file name and folder ID, which are unchanged in this case.

Cheers,
- Joe

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