Hi John, On Apr 13, 2008, at 1:31 PM, John Delacour wrote: > tell application "iTunes" > set _playlist1 to playlist "music" > set _tracks to tracks in _playlist1 > set _playlist2 to make playlist with properties > {name:"TEMP"} > set _shortlist to items 1 through 12 of _tracks > repeat with _track in _shortlist > set _alias to location of _track > add _alias to _playlist2 > end repeat > end tell THAT WORKS!!!!! So it's not the 'track' that I should focus on, rather it is the LOCATION of the FILE of said 'track'. Thanks. That was not, repeat NOT, intuitively obvious. Regards, Chuck