Open multiple documents

[Mark_scripter]

I am trying to import multiple documents into InDesign. I want to do with with a repeat, because I am not sure how many files or their name. In just testing I can use this script to get a file of the folder.

tell application "Finder"
	set myfolder to folder "Macintosh HD:Users:user:Desktop:xml:"
	set filePath to file 1 of myfolder
end tell

The problem is when I get the return it is in a format that InDesign can’t use.

document file “2MBC0001.xml” of folder “xml” of folder “Desktop” of folder “user” of folder “Users” of startup disk of application “Finder”

Now I saw that if I use the “a reference to” I would get the colon path. Like this:

tell application "Finder"
	set myfolder to folder "Macintosh HD:Users:elliott:Desktop:xml:"
	set filePath to a reference to file 1 of myfolder
end tell

But I end up with this:

file 1 of folder “xml” of folder “Desktop” of folder “user” of folder “Users” of startup disk of application “Finder”

Long story short I am not sure how to loop through a folder importing the files in there

[digest4d]

Check the ID dictionary to see what class it wants the path to be in. “As string” and “As alias” usually work.

[Mark_scripter]

The dictionary say it can take either a string or an alias.

I found out how to make it work by using copy as a string

Thanks for the help.