We are attempting to develop an automated backup process for our projects 
and so far we have this code (built partly by recording our steps and then 
by removing the intermediate tell-end tell statements):

        tell application "StuffIt Deluxe"
                activate
                make new archive with properties {location:file "Macintosh 
HD:Users:PRG04:Desktop:backups:current backups:Data Mover.sitx"}
                stuff {alias "Macintosh HD:Source:Common Source:"} into 
archive "Data Mover.sitx" compression level maximum
                stuff {alias "Macintosh HD:Source:Data Mover v3:"} into 
archive "Data Mover.sitx" compression level maximum
      ...
                close window "
                quit
        end tell

Some of these projects are very, very large.  The problem is that the very 
first archive command, which is acting on one of those large projects, 
looks like it is about to finish when Applescript displays a "timeout 
while waiting for Apple event."

Is there any way around this dilemma?

R,

John A.M. Darnell
Project Leader
Internal Software Development
Walsworth Publishing Company
John may also be reached at johnamdarnell (at) gmail dot com

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