• Choose the English Resource Folder (which contains nib and string resources)
• Choose the Target Resource Folder (where the localized files would be placed)
• Give the glossary which has the translations stored in it.

I checked out the source code from the CVS repository on my system, and ran the script which finished off the work in a few minutes.

Little did I realize that when the script was placing the nibs in the target folders it overwrote any previous CVS entries inside the nib.

A nib is basically a Bundle which CVS treats as a simple directory, so when you check in a nib into the repository, CVS will insert its entries inside the nib bundle.

I read many forums to figure out a way to open the bundle using applescript but without any luck. Then on one of the forums I read someone who had faced a similar problem and tar might help.

A few more searches on how to use TAR and sure enough it be my saviour! Just posting the code snippet here for future reference:

--tempPath had the localized resources
-- targetPath was the folder inside the CVS repository

do shell script "(cd \"" & xtParentPath & "\"; tar cf -
* --exclude CVS) | (cd \"" & targetPath & "\"; tar xfp -)"

“–exclude CVS” option ensures that if any CVS folder exists inside the localized nib data it doesn’t get copied into the new target folder (which in my case was the actual repository)

The first time I came across this “jewel” of English was when I was at school. Apparently it is a true essay written by a Bihari candidate as part of the qualifying Examinations for UPSC [IAS - Indian Adminstrative Services]. The candidate has written an essay on the Indian cow:

Indian Cow HE IS THE COW.

The cow is a successful animal. Also he is 4 footed, And because he is female, he give milks, but will do so when he is got child. He is same like-God, sacred to Hindus and useful to man. But he has got four legs together. Two are forward and two are afterwards. His whole body can be utilised for use. More so the milk. Milk comes from 4 taps attached to his
basement. horses dont have any such attachment What can it do? Various ghee, butter, cream, curd, why and the condensed milk and so forth. Also he is useful to cobbler, watermans and mankind generally. His motion is slow only because he is of lazy species., Also his other motion.. gobar is much useful to trees, plants as well as for making flat cakes like Pizza, in hand , and drying in the sun.

Cow is the only animal that extricates his feeding after eating. Then afterwards she chew with his teeth whom are situated in the inside of the mouth. He is incessantly in the meadows in the grass. His only attacking and defending organ is the horns, specially so when he is got child. This is done by knowing his head whereby he causes the weapons to be paralleled to the ground of the earth and instantly proceed with great velocity forwards.
He has got tails also, situated in the backyard, but not like similar animals. It has hairs on the other end of the other side. This is done to frighten away the flies which alight on his cohesive body hereupon he gives hit with it.

The palms of his feet are soft unto the touch So the grasses head is not crushed. At night time have poses by looking down on the ground and he shouts . His eyes and nose are like his other relatives. This is the cow.

We are informed that the candidate passed the exam.and is now an IAS, is bihar in somewhere… (Sorry somewhere in Bihar)

For those who appreciate the sense in the nonsense here is the Spider Pig…Song.

Liesl, a beautiful, most adorable, german shepherd was with us for the last eight years. She was most attached to me, every single day I came back the unconditional love I got probably no human could or would ever be able to replace. I will certainly cherish her memories and the love and affection she gave us all.

At the moment its too hard for me to write what I am feeling, maybe I will, maybe I wont…

Let’s see how long I keep WordPress. For the moment me not complain.