Tip of the day: Move file to trash, the right way

If you want to move a file to trash, you could use f.movefileto f.trashfolder, but that will overwrite existing files in the trash. You can use our MacFileOperationMBS class to move a file on Mac to the trash. And it uses the same code as the Finder, so files are renamed when the same name is already in use in the trash:

Sub MoveFileToTrash(f as FolderItem)
  
  dim r as FolderItem
  call MacFileOperationMBS.MoveObjectToTrashSync(f, r, MacFileOperationMBS.kFSFileOperationDefaultOptions)
  
End Sub

Requires Mac OS X 10.5. The biggest plugin in space...

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