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[Michael Sharpe]

On Jan 5, 2012, at 2:24 PM, Michael Sharpe wrote:

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> On Jan 4, 2012, at 11:04 PM, M. Tamer Özsu wrote:
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>> This is very helpful. Is there a way to modify it so that one chooses the folder into which a new (not previously existing) file would go in? The current script sets filefolder to a specific directory and then "counts" the versions in that directory. Of course I can figure out how to ask the user for the filefolder and set it accordingly if the file does not exist, but I don't know how to select the folder using the usual Apple pop-up navigation panel. Is that possible?
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> You could add a couple of lines to the script to do this for a new file, but it's always useful to have a starting folder like Documents or Desktop. In addition to that, there would always be an extra folder selection you would have to make. So, you could change the line
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> set filefolder to (POSIX path of (((path to home folder) as string) & "Documents:texfiles")) --the default 
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> to
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> set filefolder to (POSIX path of (((path to home folder) as string) & "Documents")) --the default 
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> Then replace the lines
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> if filepath is equal to "" then -- there is no file
> 	set file_exists to false
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> with
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> if filepath is equal to "" then -- there is no file
> 	set file_exists to false
> 	try
> 		set filefolder to (choose folder with prompt "Select destination folder" default location alias POSIX file filefolder as alias)
> 	on error number -128
> 		return
> 	end try
> 
> Michael-

Correction: the code in my last post requires an additional step, and should read

if filepath is equal to "" then -- there is no file
	set file_exists to false
	try
		set filefolder to (choose folder with prompt "Select destination folder" default location alias POSIX file filefolder as alias)
		set filefolder to (POSIX path of filefolder)
	on error number -128
		return
	end try

Michael