>> set myList to {document file "12266_Aviator.psG01.TIF" of folder
>> "12266_Aviator" of folder "Hold for V30" of disk "prepress" of
>> application
>> "Finder", document file "12266_Aviator.psG00.TIF" of folder
>> "12266_Aviator" of folder "Hold for V30" of disk "prepress" of
>> application
>> "Finder"}
>
> This is a list of finder objects.  Which makes sense inside of a
> Finder tell block.
>
> if you had said
>
> tell application "Finder"
> set fileList to every file of tiffFolder as alias list
> end tell
>
> you would have received.
>
> {alias "prepress:Hold for V30:12266_Aviator:12266_Aviator.psG01.TIF",
> alias"prepress:Hold for V30:12266_Aviator:12266_Aviator.psG01.TIF"}
>
> which compiles.

I see. As I guessed, I was missing something obvious.

Thanks,

RJay