Finder got an error: Can't get every file of folder

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#1

tell application “Finder”
activate
set getPath to “/Users/me/Desktop/PhotosToWeb”
set fileList to every file of folder getPath
set loopFinish to count of items of fileList
end tell
This is just part of a script which will eventually (if I get this figured out) allow me to monitor a folder, when several images are placed in it, they are, using Graphic Converter, converted to RGB JPGs, with limited size using batch. But every time I try to run the script, I get the error “Finder got an error: Can’t get every file of folder” and it lists the folder in the script.

This is a modification of one of the scripts that is available at the Graphic Converter web site.

I’ve searched the forums and can’t seem to come up with examples of what I want to do.

Thanks.

Don

#2

Hi Don,

AppleScript works with colon delimited paths,
slash delimited paths are used only in shell scripts (or in some rare special cases)

tell application "Finder"
	activate -- is not always needed
	set getPath to "Mac HD:Users:me:Desktop:PhotosToWeb:"
	-- or better and easier:
	set getPath to "PhotosToWeb:" -- the "root" folder of the Finder IS the desktop
	set fileList to every file of folder getPath
	set loopFinish to count fileList
end tell
#3

I knew it had to be something simple like that. Thank you very much.

Don