Okay … my answers…
The file count is gotten by the count of the file in question. I watched the folder during the process of copying and noticed that it took a little time before the my resource folder copied over. That’s why the while…wend code. the i as integer is the file count of the folder before it copies and F2 is the same folder. It works (though I read in the xojo manual that this f.count is not really to be used in loops).
The folder inside the contents is renamed because I don’t want to copy the resource folder everytime the app opens.
Nothin is happening in the resource folder or changing because, during the copy function, those While…Wend statements are acting as synchronous stop gaps. This happens during the splash page - which is quite normal for splash pages.
I did quite a bit of testing after building it… It take s alot of time but I get tenacious and won’t give up until I make it work 
The fact that I got rid of packages is extremely liberating. I have a couple of people to thank for pushing me in that direction! Now if I can sell 3 of them, I can get it code signed (groans of horror from the audience… pitchforks taken up).