Not sure why I cannot get this to work. Eudora 5.2, Mac OS 8.6 --> set field "x-attachments" of message 0 to ... <gives> "Cant make some data into the expected type" tell application "Eudora" make message at end of mailbox "out" of mail folder "" set field "to" of message 0 to "[log in to unmask]" set field "subject" of message 0 to "please send information" set field "" of message 0 to "test for Desktop Folder:FMkrSessionNotes" --set theAttachments to the file "FMkrSessionNotes" of folder desktop as alias tell application "Finder" to set theAttachments to "MacHD:Desktop Folder:FMkrSessionNotes" as alias set field "x-attachments" of message 0 to theAttachments as alias queue message 0 end tell variations tried: set field "x-attachments" of message 0 to theAttachments as alias set field "x-attachments" of message 0 to ("MacHD:Desktop Folder:FMkrSessionNotes" as alias) set field "x-attachments" of message 0 to "MacHD:Desktop Folder:FMkrSessionNotes" also tried set theAttachments to {} set theAttachments to "OS8.6 10Gig:Desktop Folder:FMkrSessionNotes" as alias tell application "Eudora" make message at end of mailbox "out" of mail folder "" set field "to" of message 0 to "[log in to unmask]" set field "subject" of message 0 to "please send information" set field "" of message 0 to "test for Desktop Folder:FMkrSessionNotes" set field "x-attachments" of message 0 to theAttachments queue message 0 end tell Thank you for your help. -- Jim Ault Las Vegas "The world is filled with willing people... Some willing to work, the rest willing to let them." - - Robert Frost