choose file

[General]

when you do the command

choose file (with prompt “choose a file”)

it shows you all the system files
how do you make it so that it doesnt show the system files?

[Bruce_Phillips]

Taken from the “Standard Additions” dictionary.

choose file: Choose a file on a disk or server
choose file
[with prompt (plain text)] – a prompt to be displayed in the file chooser
[of type (a list of plain text)] – restrict the files shown to only these file types
[default location (alias)] – the default file location
[invisibles (boolean)] – Show invisible files and folders? (default is true)
[multiple selections allowed (boolean)] – Allow multiple items to be selected? (default is false)
Result: alias – to the chosen file

I assume you are talking about “invisilbes”. See also “of type a list of plain text”.

choose file with prompt "choose a file" invisibles false
--or
choose file with prompt "choose a file" without invisibles