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Re: ongoing Senior moments


  • Subject: Re: ongoing Senior moments
  • From: Robert Poland <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 17:29:16 -0700

> On Nov 9, 2014, at 12:29:PM, Luther Fuller <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> On Nov 9, 2014, at 1:03 PM, Robert Poland wrote:
>
>> This script snippet confounds me;
>>
>> tell application "Finder"
>> 	set theFolder to "" & "~/Pictures/APOD ƒ/"
>> 	set theFolder to  (choose file default location alias the folder
>> end tell
>>
>> I keep getting error; Expected “,” but found end of line.
>
> You forgot the ")" at the end of line 2.
>
> I did something like that a few days ago ...
>
> 	set startLoc to (path to startup disk) -- this is an alias
> 	try
> 		choose folder with prompt "Choose a disk or folder to search" default location startLoc
> 		set searchLoc to the result
> 	on error
> 		return -- user cancelled
> 	end try
>
> An alternate to the first line might be something like this
>
> 	set  startLoc to (folder "Applications" of startup disk) as alias
>
> or this
> 	set startLoc to (folder "APOD ƒ" of folder "Pictures" of startup disk) as alias
>
> And you will want to put that line within a try block just in case the folder you referenced is not there.

	set startLoc to (folder "APOD ƒ" of folder "Pictures" of startup disk) as alias
	try
		choose folder with prompt "Choose a disk or folder to search" default location startLoc
		set searchLoc to the result
	on error
		beep
		return -- user cancelled
	end try


Won’t compile in Yosemite.

Robert Poland
Fort Collins CO


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