Ladies and Gentlemen: I tried sending this message out earlier but from my end it looks like the email webserver lost the message. If it did not, I apologize for the double message. I am trying to write an Applescript that uses Stuffit to back up projects. I have this code: code starts here**************************************** tell application "StuffIt Deluxe" activate --if not (exists file "Macintosh HD:Users:PRG03:Desktop:ABC Archive.sitx") then if ArchiveExists is false then make new archive with properties {location:file FileNameToUse} end if set TheFolder to POSIX path of "Macintosh HD:ABC Folder:" --set TheFolder to POSIX path of "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/ABC Folder/" --set TheFolder to "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/ABC Folder" --set TheFolder to "Volumes/Macintosh HD/ABC Folder/" --set TheFolder to "Volumes/Macintosh HD/ABC Folder" --set TheFolder to "//ABC Folder/" --set TheFolder to "//ABC Folder" --set TheFolder to "/ABC Folder/" --set TheFolder to "/ABC Folder" --set TheFolder to "Macintosh HD/ABC Folder/" --set TheFolder to "Macintosh HD/ABC Folder" --set TheFolder to "Macintosh HD:ABC Folder:" --set TheFolder to "Macintosh HD:ABC Folder" --stuff {alias TheFolder} into archive ArchiveName compression level maximum with replacing stuff {TheFolder} into archive ArchiveName compression level maximum with replacing close window "ABC Archive.sitx" end tell code ends here************************************** Please note that all the commented-out lines are variations I tried using to get this script running. Macintosh HD:ABC Folder exists. I added these line to the script and ran it, to verify my path: set myfolder to choose folder display dialog myfolder. The message I am getting from Stuffit is as follows: Stuffit Deluxe got an error: Can't get {path} where path is the appropriate variation commented out above. What am I doing wrong? TIA! John Trivia Question: What is the significance of the title, "Fahrenheit 451?"