Thanks for the reply. I tested the Image Events method and it works. One issue though. The Identify command will get the size of eps files and other files that Image Events will not. I would rather use identify (if I could get it to work reliably). mw On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:42:30 -0500, Mark Lively <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >This might not be the answer you are looking for but you can use image envents >tell application "Image Events" > set animage to open (POSIX file "/Users/lively/Desktop/Screen shot 2009-12-16 at 12.38.25 PM.png" as alias) > get dimensions of animage > close animage >end tell > --> {96, 126} > >or from the shell sips >sips -g pixelHeight -g pixelWidth /Users/lively/Desktop/Screen\ shot\ 2009-12-16\ at\ 12.38.25\ PM.png >/Users/lively/Desktop/Screen shot 2009-12-16 at 12.38.25 PM.png > pixelHeight: 126 > pixelWidth: 96 > >On Dec 16, 2009, at 12:28 PM, Mark Workman wrote: >> I am using ImageMagick's Identify command (from shell script in an >> applescript) to get some info about an image. I can display the info, >> but I'd like to extract the height and width. I was able to get this to >> work by pulling out all the characters between the 2nd and 3rd spaces. >> This falls apart if the path has a space in it though. Anyone know a >> good way to get this info. >> Thanks.