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Re: Path of a folder represented in AppleScript path style
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Re: Path of a folder represented in AppleScript path style


  • Subject: Re: Path of a folder represented in AppleScript path style
  • From: Matt Neuburg <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:48:02 -0700

On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 21:42:42 -0700, Ron Ballesteros <email@hidden> said:
>Hi List,
>
>I'm working on a little app that needs to write to a file a bunch of
>folder paths. I can get the folder paths in the usual POSIX style
>path as returned by -subpathsAtPath:(NSString *)path but I need to
>write the paths in the AppleScript style of
>"MacHD:Users:ronmb:Desktop:DataFolder:"
>
>I was trying to search the archives but was having a hard time
>figuring out what exactly the search terms would be.
>
>Is there something in Cocoa that will allow me to provide it a POSIX
>path and return to me the AppleScript style path?

Well, there's something in AppleScript that will do it (and NSAppleScript is
in Cocoa, so I guess the answer is Yes).

set s to "/Users/mattneub/Desktop/somefile"
set f to POSIX file s
return f as string
-- "feathers:Users:mattneub:Desktop:somefile"

Beware, however, of encoding issues, which are absolutely horrendous in
AppleScript. m.

--
matt neuburg, phd = email@hidden, <http://www.tidbits.com/matt/>
A fool + a tool + an autorelease pool = cool!
AppleScript: the Definitive Guide
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596005571/somethingsbymatt>



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