So, you want to use the path to one of the previously created folders (probably the “Seps” folder?) instead of prompting the user to choose one?
The short answer is to use something like set sepPath to result as Unicode text to right after one of the make folder commands to capture the path to the new folder. Then later, append the filename to this saved path string.
I also have some recommendations for some changes to the code. They do not really affect its functionality, but they might be useful nevertheless.
I do not have Illustrator, so I can only test and offer suggestions on the initial part of the script. I am assuming that Illustrator will be able to take the final HFS-style pathname in newFilePath and carry out its save operation the way you have written it.
Overall, the code is solid, but it does exhibit a couple of things that go against some “best practices”.
The first “best practice” is that nested application tell blocks should be avoided. Nesting blocks make it seem like the outer block’s terminology would also be available in the inner block, but this is not the case. If you need to switch back and forth between applications, it is best to use consecutive, independent application tell blocks to make the switching apparent. In this your script, the surrounding Finder tell block is not actually necessary since the choose folder command is not part of FInder (it comes from the StandardAddition OSAX) and the subsequent string manipulation does not require it either.
The next “best practice” is to minimize application tell blocks. Pull it out anything that can be done outside of the block. The text item processing being done in the Finder tell block does not require Finder. In fact, since the string processing depends only on the data from the initial display dialog, all the manipulation can be done before Finder even makes the first folder. Pulling this code out means that the creation of the subfolders will no longer be in a try block. Because the containing folder is brand new (and thus empty), the later make new folder commands are unlikely to fail (and if they do fail, it seems to me that you would want the errors to be fatal (not swallowed by the try block) since the directory structure would be incomplete). A small advantage to moving the text item delimiter operations out of application tell blocks it that you can drop the AppleScript’s prefix (such prefixes are only there to escape from the context implied by the application tell block).
Third, there is a potential error when printNum gets its value. The expression uses text item, but at that point in the program the value of text item delimiter’s has been restored to its original value. This probably works most of the time since the default value for text item delimiters is the same as the value you explicitly use earlier. But if the code was run with text item delimiters set to some other value, printNum would have a different value from folderName, even though they were set with the same expression and the same value for someText. Since it looks like you already have the value you want in folderName, I would just use that variable everywhere (and delete the set printNum to statement). Better yet, since printNum is probably a better name for the variable, use that name everywhere (but still delete the original set printNum to statement that uses an uncontrolled value for text item delimiters).
Last, there are a few cleanups and style changes that you might find useful.
thelocation is unused. Maybe it was intended to be used as make new folder in theLocation . for the initial folder. But to do that you need to move set thelocation to desktop into the Finder tell block because the plain AppleScript desktop is not the same as desktop inside a Finder tell block! This is due to that implied context I mentioned earlier.
The value in someText is always the same as the value in textReturned. There is no need for two variables that always have the same content (from the same source). Pick the better name (or a new one) and stick to that throughout the program.
An indexed text item can be used as an endpoint for text . through . of someStringValue. This lets you avoid the text to list to text conversion of set fileName to text items 2 through end of someText as text by writing it as set fileName to text (text item 2) through end of someText.
" " & “DAS” & " " can just be written as " DAS ", or if you want to emphasize the spaces, space & “DAS” & space.
finSetup is unused. It looks like you intend to use it, but have not gotten there yet.
display dialog "Enter the Print Number and Filename" default answer "A12345P Filename"
set printNumberAndName to the text returned of the result
try
set olddelims to text item delimiters -- save their current state
set text item delimiters to {" "} -- declare new delimiters
set printNum to text item 1 of printNumberAndName
set fileName to text (text item 2) through end of printNumberAndName
set text item delimiters to olddelims -- restore them
on error
set text item delimiters to olddelims -- restore them in case something went wrong
end try
tell application "Finder"
set thelocation to desktop
set the_folder to make folder in thelocation with properties {name:printNumberAndName}
make folder in the_folder with properties {name:printNum & " Seps"}
set sepPath to result as Unicode text
make folder in the_folder with properties {name:printNum & " Setup Sheets"}
set setupPath to result as Unicode text
make folder in the_folder with properties {name:printNum & " Extras"}
end tell
set finSep to fileName & " DAS " & printNum & "sp.ai"
set finSetup to fileName & " DAS " & printNum & "ss.ai"
set newFilePath to sepPath & finSep
tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
activate
set docref to make new document
set textRef to make new text frame in docref with properties {position:{200, 200}, contents:"this text"}
save docref in file newFilePath as Illustrator with options {compatibility:Illustrator 11, preview:color Macintosh, embed linked files:true}
end tell
