On 11/2/10 10:24 AM, "Ed Stockly" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Is there a do shell script that can do this? Probably: do shell script "chmod 777 " & quoted form of POSIX path of ... For directories or packages where you want the whole contents changed: do shell script "chmod -R 777 " & quoted form of POSIX path of ... -- Shane Stanley <[log in to unmask]> AppleScript Pro, April 2010, Florida <http://www.applescriptpro.com>