Argh! Simple folder error?!

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#1

Hey.

Here’s the run down:

Did this.

set UserName to (system attribute "USER") as text
try
	set x to 5 / 0
on error
	tell application "Finder"
		make new folder at alias "Macintosh HD:Users:" & UserName & ":Desktop:" with properties {name:"Bob"}
	end tell
end try

First said “Can’t get some object.”
Then said “Finder got an error: The operation could not be completed because there is already an item with that name.” Each next time.

Please help!

#2

Well I’m not sure what the 5 / 0 is hoping to accomplish, but you are missing “( )” to make this work like so

set UserName to (system attribute "USER") as text
try
	set x to 5 / 0
on error
	tell application "Finder"
		make new folder at alias ("Macintosh HD:Users:" & UserName & ":Desktop:") with properties {name:"Bob"}
	end tell
end try

But if all your trying to do is make a folder at the desktop of the current user you don’t have to poll system attributes

tell application "Finder"
	make new folder at (path to desktop) with properties {name:"Bob"}
end tell
#3

Thanks. It was intended to be part of a try statement so I included that just in case it was relevent.

And I need the username thing because I’m actually making it in user Library, and again included it in case it was relevent. I only did it to the desktop to simplify it.

Thanks.

#4

the desktop of the current user is the “root” folder of the Finder, therefore this is sufficient

tell application "Finder"
	make new folder with properties {name:"Bob"}
end tell
#5

Good call Stefan! After looking through my ‘path to’ commands I found it interesting that their is no path to the current users library folder just the system library. or am I missing something?

#6 
path to library folder from user domain
#7

#$!@ !!! I swear I tried that, sigh :frowning:

#8

Thanks for the help all.