Stack overflow -2706 upon set label index of file to 2

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#1

I am getting a stack overflow error while trying to set the label of a zipped file my script has created. Can someone advise? Thank you.

try
	tell application "Finder"
		set zippedFile to POSIX file (currentUserDesktopPOSIX & todayTime & ".zip") as file
		set label index of zippedFile to 2
	end tell
	--write_error_log("successfully changed the .zip file red")
on error errMsg number errNo
	display alert "I'm sorry, an error occurred while changing the color of the folder " & todayTime & "." & return & return & errMsg & return & errNo
	return
end try

Finder got an error: Stack overflow. -2706
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#2

Hi,

don’t use as file in a Finder tell block.
An AppleScript file and a Finder file (specifier) are different things.

It’s much easier to use a HFS path instead of POSIX > POSIX file > alias (or text)
As “currentUserDesktop” is the root folder of the Finder, this is suffiicient

try
	tell application "Finder"
		set zippedFile to file (todayTime & ".zip")
		set label index of zippedFile to 2
	end tell
	--write_error_log("successfully changed the .zip file red")
on error errMsg number errNo
	display alert "I'm sorry, an error occurred while changing the color of the folder " & todayTime & "." & return & return & errMsg & return & errNo
	return
end try
#3

Thank you so much for your generous help, it worked!