Re: Using the 'Create Archive' - File Menu Command
Re: Using the 'Create Archive' - File Menu Command
- Subject: Re: Using the 'Create Archive' - File Menu Command
- From: revDAVE <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:00:44 -0700
- Thread-topic: Using the 'Create Archive' - File Menu Command
On 4/24/2007 10:36 AM, "Paul Berkowitz" <email@hidden> wrote:
> On 4/24/07 8:24 AM, "Philip Aker" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>>
>> set fold to (characters 1 thru -2 of (POSIX path of (choose folder)))
>> as text
>
> Not a major matter, but is there any reason why you'd get a list of
> characters and then coerce the list to text rather than
>
>
> set fold to text 1 thru -2 of (POSIX path of (choose folder))
tell application "Finder"
set fold to (characters 1 thru -2 of (POSIX path of ("/MacHD/aTest/")))
do shell script "ditto -ck " & quoted form of fold & space & quoted form
of (fold & ".zip")
end tell
Hello Paul - thanks for your help - when I run this script - I get a
different form of the same error: AppleScript error - can't get quoted form
of {"/", "M","a", ... etc}
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Thanks - RevDave
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