How do I copy line from component assembly_top layer to another layer?

I am writing some Skill code to copy the RefDes and lines from all of the symbols in a .brd file to another layer.  The code works to copy the RefDes but it doesn't work to copy the lines.  I am able to convert the lines to a polygon but that isn't what I want, I want to keep the lines as lines.  Below is the code that I wrote.  Note I have comments around the code that doesn't work and also the alternate code that seems to work but isn't what I want.  Can anyone help me to figure out what commands I need to copy the lines to another layer?  

(defun temp ()
; disable the Fixed property testing
axlDBIgnoreFixed(t)

; Get list of all components in design
symList=axlDBGetDesign()->symbols

; Go through all the symbols in symList
foreach(cursymbol symList
symchildren=cursymbol->children
; Get a list of all of the children properties of the symbol
symchildren=cursymbol->children
foreach(curChild symchildren
when(curChild->objType=="text" && curChild->layer=="REF DES/ASSEMBLY_TOP"
; Create a copy of the text
copiedtext=axlCopyObject(curChild ?angle 0)
; Move copied text to the "MANUFACTURING/DNI Components Top" layer
axlChangeLayer(copiedtext "MANUFACTURING/DNI Components Top")
)
when(curChild->objType=="path" && curChild->layer=="PACKAGE GEOMETRY/ASSEMBLY_TOP"
; ******** Code that doesn't work **********
; Create a copy of the text
copiedline=axlCopyObject(curChild ?angle 0)
; Move copied line to the "MANUFACTURING/DNI Components Top" layer
axlChangeLayer(copiedline "MANUFACTURING/DNI Components Top")
; ******** Code that doesn't work **********

; ******** Alternate code - Works but not what I want **********
; Create r_path
tempPath=axlDB2Path(curChild)
; Create polygon from r_path
tempPoly=car(axlPolyFromDB(tempPath))
; Create shape from the polygon
axlDBCreateShape(tempPoly, t, "MANUFACTURING/DNI Components Top")
; ******** End Alternate code - Works but not what I want **********
)
)
)
; Reenable the Fixed property testing
axlDBIgnoreFixed(nil)
)