Problem with folder name variable

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Here is my problem:
I have a simple find and replace script that opens a file located in /Volumes/Xserve HD/VARIABLEINPUTSHERE.package/testfile.pkg

It then open Text Wrangler does a find and replace for display name =Joe and Turns it into Display name = Bob

The problem here is that I keep getting file not found on my “theCommand” variable.
The True Path is /Volumes/Xserve HD/digital.package/testfile.pkg

When my dialog box opens up i type in digital so that it populate “theCommand” with the value digital thus it should give the path listed above.

When I take out the variable and put the file name directly in, it works fine.

Does any one have any suggestions?


property theCommand : ""

repeat while theCommand is ""
	display dialog "Input File Name:" default answer theCommand
	set theCommand to text returned of result
end repeat

tell application "TextWrangler"
	open POSIX file "\"/Volumes/Xserve HD/" & theCommand & ".package/testfile.pkg\""
	
	
	replace "displayName = \"BOB\"" using "displayName = \"JOE\"" searching in text of text document 1 options {starting at top:true}
	close text document 1 saving yes
end tell

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Operating System: Mac OS X (10.7)

#2

Are you sure you need quotes in the POSIX path string? I don’t have TextWrangler at the moment, so I can’t test it, but I have never seen paths put that way.

Try changing this line

 open POSIX file "\"/Volumes/Xserve HD/" & theCommand & ".package/testfile.pkg\""

to

 open POSIX file "/Volumes/Xserve HD/" & theCommand & ".package/testfile.pkg" as string

I’m not sure if you need the “as string” at the end, but it’s something I’ve got a habit of doing, maybe it’s just the peace of mind that it’s going to come out as a string no matter what… :slight_smile:

#3

This did Not work, here is my output:

tell application “TextWrangler”
open “Xserve HD:digital.package/testfile.pkg”
→ error “File not found (MacOS Error code: -43)” number -43

Like I said previously, when I hardcode in the path it works fine. Just having a really hard time with the variable.

Any help is greatly appreciated :slight_smile:

#4 
set defaultLoc to alias "some_HFS_path"-- your packages folder here
set target to choose file default location defaultLoc with showing package contents

Saves you typing the package name (excluding interfering typo’s, too).

#5

It doesn’t work because POSIX file affects only the first literal string.
Put the whole string in parentheses:

open POSIX file ("/Volumes/Xserve HD/" & theCommand & ".package/testfile.pkg")

But don’t be afraid of HFS paths, which are the default path specifier of AppleScript

open "Xserve HD:" & theCommand & ".package:testfile.pkg"
#6

Thank You so much Stefan! This worked :smiley: :

open POSIX file ("/Volumes/Xserve HD/" & theCommand & ".package/testfile.pkg")