I've been doing this for years and all of a sudden... set foo to choose folder --> "HardDisk:foldername:otherfoldername:" set bar to list folder foo set oneFile to item 2 of bar --> "somefile.txt set newName to foo & oneFile as string --> "HardDisk:foldername:otherfoldername:#somefile.txt" Where did the (expletive deleted) pound sign come from? Bill Steele [log in to unmask]