Learning AppleScript for Beginners » choose file name http://www.scriptsforapple.com Discussions on AppleScripting, with emphasis on tutorials for those new to scripting. Example scripts of general utility, as well as some that relate to specific applications (FileMaker Pro, AppleWorks, Script Editor, specialized scripts and others). Some discussion of HyperCard and AppleScript and the Classic (OS9) environment Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:30:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Choose File Name Command http://www.scriptsforapple.com/choose-file-name-command/ http://www.scriptsforapple.com/choose-file-name-command/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:10:54 +0000 admin http://www.scriptsforapple.com/?p=654 The ‘choose file name’ command is similar to the ‘choose file’ command. unlike the choose file command it returns a reference pointer to a file that does not yet exist without actually creating the file:

set theFile to choose file name with prompt "Set file name and location:"

With a result such as:file “Macintosh HD:Users:administrator:Desktop:Untitled”

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