Can't make {alias "data:........

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#1

have a Applescript error in my worklow;

Can’t make {alias “data:HDRI_werkmap:workflow_ontwerp:test:1:DSC_0026.psd”} into type alias. (-1700)

Found several information on this forum but not how I can solve this problem.

Is there perhaps a little trick for this?

Thanks

Bob

#2

Is there any more info you can give or can you post some of the code for us to see? Does this error occur in a Finder tell command?

jON bEEBE

#3

Hello Jon,

Sorry for the late response but found some sollutions (not directly connected to this question):

http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php?id=16877

When the problems occurs again I’'l try to make a better discription here.

Greetings

#4

For those who might view this topic from a search, I suspect that the problem is that the original poster is dealing with a 1 item list, {alias “data:HDRI_werkmap:workflow_ontwerp:test:1:DSC_0026.psd”}

The curly braces indicate that it’s a list.

The “trick” is to reference it as “item 1” of that list.

eg


set thefiles to (choose file with multiple selections allowed)
-- result {alias "data:HDRI_werkmap:workflow_ontwerp:test:1:DSC_0026.psd"}
set myfile to item 1 of thefiles
-- result alias "data:HDRI_werkmap:workflow_ontwerp:test:1:DSC_0026.psd"

Hope this helps someone.

#5

Hello Paul,

Little bit late response but that’s a great tip thanks

Bob

#6

it indeed helped me thank you Bob

Much appreciated!

David - UK