[iyonix-support] Re: COPY aborting on Zip and CDImage files

In message of 31 Jan, Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed 31 Jan, Tim Powys-Lybbe wrote:
> > 
> > In message of 30 Jan, "David J. Ruck" <druck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > On 30 Jan 2007 Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > Basically the COPY command in an Obey file will abort if one tries
> > > > to COPY a file that is already in the destination location and if
> > > > the file is of the type Zip or CDImage.
> > > 
> > > [snip]
> > > 
> > > >   'File cannot be copied - a directory with that destination name
> > > >   already exists.'
> > > 
> > > This occurs with any image filing system file, it is expected behavior
> > > on all versions of RISC OS
> > 
> > Perplexingly expected.
> 
> Why perplexing?
> It would be very perplexing if it didn't work as it should.

It is perplexing as the copy command (the snipped part) had been set to
Force the copy.  It is also perplexing as it means that COPY is
incapable of actually ... copying.

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