create fileRef in resource folder of application bundle

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#1

Hi all,
is it possible to create a fileRef in the Resource folder of a Application Bundle? I know I can manually place a file there and read from if but I was hoping that if the fileRef didn’t exist then I could create it?
Thanks,
Nik

#2

Hi,
I’ve got it sorted, thanks for looking though!

	try
		set install_log to ((path to me) as string) & "Contents:Resources:script_install_log" as alias
	on error
		try
			set install_date to (current date) as string
			set fileRef to (open for access ((path to me) as string) & "Contents:Resources:script_install_log" with write permission)
			write (install_date) to fileRef
			close access fileRef
			set install_log to ((path to me) as string) & "Contents:Resources:script_install_log" as alias
		on error
			try
				close access fileRef
			end try
		end try
	end try

My problem was that I was trying to specify a path to resource as string and it wouldn’t work so I took it back to path to me and it seems to work fine.
Thanks,
Nik

#3

Nitpick: You’re getting an alias from path to command and then coercing it. You can use the command’s as parameter to return the desired class directly.

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#4

Hi Bruce,
You’re slowly but surely fine tuning my scripts!
Thanks,
Nik;)