On Jan 16, 2006, at 7:26 AM, Chuck Pelto wrote:
>
>> do shell script "hdiutil create -srcfolder /Users/lively/Desktop/
>> untitled\\ folder/ /tmp/junk2.dmg"
>
> Where did this back-slashes come into the picture? None of the
> message traffic, heretofore, mentioned such.
The second backslash is there to protect the space in "untitiled
folder" from the shell.
The first backslash is there to protect the second backslash from
AppleScript.
--John