I have a script (simplified): set foo to choose file tell app “Image Events” launch open foo (do some stuff with it) save to desktop as “temp.jpg” end tell tell app “Preview” open “/user/desktop/temp.jpg” end tell —> Error: "The file couldn’t be opened because you do not have permission to view it.” Hey, I saved it to MY desktop with MY script. Permissions say I own it and everybody read only. And if I open Preview and select it, it opens. Any ideas? Bill Steele [log in to unmask]