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Re: Pathnames and opening files
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Re: Pathnames and opening files


  • Subject: Re: Pathnames and opening files
  • From: "Justin Laden" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:18:53 -0500

I want the user to put a file in that folder, and no matter what the
user names the file, I want my script to open it.

Is there a way to combine the path to desktop command you suggest with
another folder?

For example:

path to desktop:folder 1

Thanks.

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Mark J. Reed <email@hidden> wrote:
> The command "path to desktop" will return the Desktop folder of the
>  current user.
>
>  What do you mean you want the line of code to work for any file in the
>  "prints" folder?  Do you want to go through all the files in the
>  prints folder and run your script on each of them?  Do you want to
>  pick one at random?  Do you intend there to only ever be one file in
>  that folder at a time? If so, how do you ensure that?
>
>  --
>  Mark J. Reed <email@hidden>
>
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