Re: Can't rename file
Re: Can't rename file
- Subject: Re: Can't rename file
- From: Kai Edwards <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 01:27:49 +0000
on Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:12:19 -0600, B&P <email@hidden> wrote:
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I am trying to run this script from Filemaker. It always returns a "can't
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set file to" message. The first part seems to work, but it will not rename
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the file - help!
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tell application "FileMaker Pro"
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set thevalue to cell "group_filename" of current record
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end tell
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tell application "Finder"
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set the name of file "thefile" to thevalue
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end tell
The Finder really needs some more information about the path to the actual
file - something like this:
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tell application "Finder"
set the name of file "Macintosh HD:Desktop Folder:thefile" to thevalue
end tell
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(Assuming, of course, that a file named "thefile" exists on the Desktop of a
disk called "Macintosh HD")
If you intended to use "thefile" as a variable, which refers to the required
file path, you'd need to take it out of the quote marks and store the path
information in it - something like this:
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set thefile to "Macintosh HD:Desktop Folder:thefile"
tell application "Finder"
set the name of file thefile to thevalue
end tell
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I'm afraid I don't know enough about what you're attempting to suggest the
best way of getting the relevant file path (either as a string or an alias)
- although it could be as simple as:
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set thefile to choose file
tell application "Finder"
set the name of file thefile to thevalue
end tell
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HTH.
Kai
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