From: thefadden@gmail.com   
      
   On Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 10:49:39 AM UTC-7, ntn.v...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > perhaps it is not in version 4.0.3a3 that I daily use, but would it be   
   possible to add an extra step in the add files... feature: if a file of the   
   same name is present, instead of deleting and recreating it, propose to keep   
   the file and replace the    
   data fork or the resource fork (if present).    
   >    
   > I code in Merlin32, and add S16 assembled file with Ciderpress. Problem: my   
   S16 has a resource fork that I must recreate each time.    
      
   Doing this generally would be a bad idea, since it could result in things   
   being merged when they should be replaced, and other weird situations.  Making   
   it an option is a little complicated, because the code for different   
   destinations (disk image,    
   ShrinkIt archive, etc.) handles forked files independently.  The code for disk   
   images currently gathers up the complete set of files being added, merges   
   forked files into a single entity, and then does the "replace existing" stuff   
   if it finds something    
   with the same name.   
      
   The easiest way to work with the current implementation is to keep a copy of   
   the resource fork next to the S16 on the Windows filesystem (with appropriate   
   filename extension), and just add them both at the same time.  This could be a   
   bit annoying if the    
   resource fork is also changing regularly.   
      
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