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Re: Simple Finder script erroring out getting path to desktop
From:
John Baltutis <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Macintosh Scripting Systems <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:21:16 -0700
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On 10/22/07,  Levon Spradlin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I get an AppleScript Runtime Error when trying this simple code. I am
> copying it from known working tutorial scripts, thinking that my syntax was
> off in my project. It makes my head hurt when simple does not work. AmI
> doing something wrong?
>
> tell application "Finder"
> set theDesktop to path to desktop as Unicode text
> end tell
>
> Finder got an error: Can't make desktop into type constant.

Wrong app. Try:

tell application "System Events"
	set x to path to desktop as Unicode text
end tell

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