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Old 14-03-2007, 10:19 PM
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Using POSIX path in Applescript
Hi guys,

What I'm trying to do is pass a posix path directly to Applescript instead of the normal path like MyMac:this folder:that file. etc.

I found an example in a Apple document about Applescript and changed it to this:

Code:
set this_path to "Users/username/Desktop/tuborg/tuborg_logo.jpg"
set the new_path to POSIX file this_path


tell application "Preview"
    
    activate
    open file new_path
    
end tell
That works but is there a better way to do it and if the POSIX Path has a space escaped like:
Code:
set this_path to "Users/username/Desktop/tuborg/tuborg2\ logo.jpg"
it doesn't work....any ideas?

Many thanks,

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Old 15-03-2007, 12:06 AM
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Put a slash in front (/Users/...)?

Explanation: Unix paths are relative to the current working directory unless they start with a slash.

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Old 15-03-2007, 11:25 PM
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Ooooh that was easy....many thanks Steffen

Now , the funny thing is if the space is escaped it won't work:

Code:
set this_path to "/Users/username/Desktop/tuborg/tuborg2\ logo.jpg"
but if the space is unescaped it works:

Code:
set this_path to "/Users/username/Desktop/tuborg/tuborg2 logo.jpg"
Could there be a small difference between a POSIX path and a shellpath (when you drop a file on the terminal window), I thought they were both the same?

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Old 16-03-2007, 01:30 AM
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Could there be a small difference between a POSIX path and a shellpath (when you drop a file on the terminal window), I thought they were both the same?
You don't need to escape the embedded space if it's inside double quotes.
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Old 16-03-2007, 03:02 AM
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You don't need to escape the embedded space if it's inside double quotes.

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Old 16-03-2007, 10:09 PM
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I knew about the double quotes in regards to shell commands but it's the applescript and shellpath that's getting me confused.

So, is there another way to set this_path to a posix path without using the quotes or do I need to manually change the "\ " to a " " first and then go from there?

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