Re: Getting the path of a file.
Re: Getting the path of a file.
- Subject: Re: Getting the path of a file.
- From: Jeff Shapiro <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 14:27:42 -0600
Paul,
Thanks for the help.
However, I guess I should have been more specific. I want the path to the
file without the filename.
For example:
For the file: Marvin:Users:jshapiro:DeskImages:gos9607_db.jpg
I want a variable that holds only Marvin:Users:jshapiro:DeskImages:
(sorry, about the confusion, but with my background the path is distinct
from the filename.)
On 4/20/02 1:42 PM, "Paul Berkowitz" <email@hidden> wrote:
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Since you can drop several files and/or folders at once, the 'on open'
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argument is always a list: a list of aliases. Therefore to get the file (as
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alias) if you just drop one, you have to get item 1 of that list. To get
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just its path coerce the alias to string:
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on open theFiles
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set theFile to item 1 of theFiles
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set thePath to theFile as string
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or, all in one go:
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on open theFiles
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set thePath to (item 1 of theFiles) as string
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Jeff Shapiro
Photography and Graphic Design
719.330.8333
Colorado Springs, CO
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