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How to resolve an alias in a path?
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How to resolve an alias in a path?


  • Subject: How to resolve an alias in a path?
  • From: Taylor Leaming <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 22:18:36 -0500

What is the best way to handle a path that includes an aliased folder?

I have a number of scripts that use paths where the target files have been
moved. Rather than find and edit all these scripts with the new and now
much longer path, I wanted to instead add some folder aliases with short
names.

For example, this might the old path with no aliased folders in it:

"MacBert:Development:projectN:"

would have become:

"MacBert:Applications (Mac OS 9):Development:projectN:"

but I'd like to use something like

"MacBert:Dev:projectN:"
^^^
alias to "MacBert:Applications (Mac OS 9):Development:"

But while Script Editor will "check syntax" okay, it gives an execution
error "Folder MacBert:Dev:projectN: wasn't found"

How do I get this to work?

Thanks,

Taylor

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