Mike, did the "create alias" option in my post not work for you? It worked for me on Windows 2000...
As a refresher, that was (for a folder at pPath): create alias "C:/Temp.lnk" to file pPath set the hideConsoleWindows to true get shell("C:\Temp.lnk") delete file "C:/Temp.lnk" Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 6:06 PM Subject: Re: Opening folders from Rev > Well... I can now open folders from a Rev App on the Mac OS thanks to Ken > Ray. > > I thought I had a method for Windows using this method: > > get shell("start " & MyFolderPath) > > This works great from a Rev file but not from a Standalone (.exe). For some > reason when I convert my stack to a standalone, this script no longer opens > my folder but launches another window with my standalone Application. This > can go on and on until the screen is full of multiple copies of my > Standalone. > > I suppose this is caused by the "start command passing through my > executable?? > > Does anyone have an alternate command to the "Start" or an alternate method > for opening folders in Windows OS from my Rev Standalone? > > Thanks, > Mike > > > From: "Ken Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Organization: Sons of Thunder Software > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:50:39 -0500 > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Opening folders from Rev > > > > Shoot... I forgot to put in the "/" to ":" conversion that appleScript > > needs... thanks for catching this, Mike! > > > > I've updated the code with a ConvertPath function in the tip at my site: > > > > http://www.sonsothunder.com/devres/revolution/revolution.htm?_file009 > > > > Ken Ray > > Sons of Thunder Software > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 1:37 PM > > Subject: Re: Opening folders from Rev > > > > > >> Ken, > >> > >> I did find through trial and error that this Apple Script works from both > >> the Script Editor and my Rev Stack: > >> > >> tell application "Finder" > >> activate > >> open folder "Users:cyberny:Desktop:MyFolder" > >> end tell > >> > >> > >> I found that replacing all "/" with ":" and eliminating the "Macintosh HD" > >> from the start of the path enabled the script to work. > >> > >> Does that make sense?? I will test further but it seems to work. I don't > >> know AppleScript so it's a bit sketchy. > >> > >> Now I just need a Windows solution. > >> > >> - Mike > >> > >> > >>> From: Mike Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:12:25 -0400 > >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Subject: Re: Opening folders from Rev > >>> > >>> Ken, > >>> > >>> When I run that script through the Apple Script Editor I get the > > following > >>> execution error: > >>> > >>> Finder got an Error: Can't get folder "Macintosh HD" > >>> > >>>> From: "Ken Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> Organization: Sons of Thunder Software > >>>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:28:31 -0500 > >>>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> Subject: Re: Opening folders from Rev > >>>> > >>>> Mike, > >>>> > >>>> Try putting the script into Apple's Script editor (sans all the > > Transcript > >>>> stuff) and see if it works from there: > >>>> > >>>> -- Suppose your hard disk is named "Macintosh HD" > >>>> > >>>> tell application "Finder" > >>>> activate > >>>> open folder "Macintosh HD" > >>>> end tell > >>>> > >>>> If this doesn't work, let me know... > >>>> > >>>> Ken Ray > >>>> Sons of Thunder Software > >>>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ > >>>> > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: "Mike Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 12:20 PM > >>>> Subject: Re: Opening folders from Rev > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Hi Ken, > >>>>> > >>>>> Still no luck. I tried it on Mac OS 9.2, OSX and Win 98... no luck on > > all > >>>>> fronts. I also tried minimizing the script for each specific OS to > > avoid > >>>>> mistakes but still no luck. > >>>>> > >>>>> On Mac OS 9.2 the script does bring the Finder to the front but then > >>>> nothing > >>>>> else happens. I created a test fld for the script and it is adding > > the > >>>>> appropriate path to the folder a sending the AppleScript message. > >>>>> > >>>>> - Mike > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> From: "Ken Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>> Organization: Sons of Thunder Software > >>>>>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 10:50:30 -0500 > >>>>>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>> Subject: Re: Opening folders from Rev > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Mike, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I think you might need to add a colon to the path name in the "open > >>>> folder" > >>>>>> part of the applescript: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> "open folder " & quote & pPath & ":" & quote & cr > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Try that and let me know, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Ken Ray > >>>>>> Sons of Thunder Software > >>>>>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>> Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>> From: "Mike Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 8:44 AM > >>>>>> Subject: Re: Opening folders from Rev > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Hi Ken, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks for the Script.. I can't get it to work though. maybe I am > >>>>>>> implementing it incorrectly. I am working on a Mac with OS X and > > 9.2 > >>>> for > >>>>>>> Classic mode. I have also tested on a Win 98 PC. The script > >>>> accurately > >>>>>>> selects the folder path and assembles the Apple Script but nothing > >>>> happens > >>>>>>> after that. Any other ideas? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>>> Mike > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Opening folders from Rev > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Mike, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> You can do it completely with Transcript... here's a way to do it > > on > >>>>>>>> Windows, Mac OS X and OS 9. The Windows version is a little sneaky > > as > >>>> it > >>>>>>>> takes advantage of aliases, but it works nonethelss. I'll be > > posting > >>>>>> this > >>>>>>>> tip on my site tomorrow > >>>>>>>> (http://www.sonsothunder.com/revolution/revolution.htm?file009) as > > my > >>>>>> FTP > >>>>>>>> server is temporarily down, but in the meantime, here's the code: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> on mouseUp > >>>>>>>> answer folder "Get a folder:" > >>>>>>>> if it <> "" then > >>>>>>>> OpenFolder it > >>>>>>>> end if > >>>>>>>> end mouseUp > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> on OpenFolder pPath > >>>>>>>> switch (the platform) > >>>>>>>> case "Win32" > >>>>>>>> create alias "C:/Temp.lnk" to file pPath > >>>>>>>> set the hideConsoleWindows to true > >>>>>>>> get shell("C:\Temp.lnk") > >>>>>>>> delete file "C:/Temp.lnk" > >>>>>>>> break > >>>>>>>> case "MacOS" > >>>>>>>> if the systemVersion >= 10 then > >>>>>>>> get shell("open " & pPath) > >>>>>>>> else > >>>>>>>> put "tell application " & quote & "Finder" & quote & cr & \ > >>>>>>>> "activate" & cr & \ > >>>>>>>> "open folder " & quote & pPath & quote & cr & \ > >>>>>>>> "end tell" into tScript > >>>>>>>> do tScript as AppleScript > >>>>>>>> end if > >>>>>>>> break > >>>>>>>> end switch > >>>>>>>> end OpenFolder > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Enjoy! > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Ken Ray > >>>>>>>> Sons of Thunder Software > >>>>>>>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>>> Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>>> From: "Mike Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 2:25 PM > >>>>>>>> Subject: Opening folders from Rev > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Anyone know a method for popping open a folder (directory) from > > Rev > >>>> in > >>>>>> Win > >>>>>>>>> and/or Mac OS? I want to allow users of my app to open a folder > > and > >>>>>> grab > >>>>>>>>> files while still in the Rev app. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>>>>> Mike > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>> use-revolution mailing list > >>>>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>> use-revolution mailing list > >>>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> use-revolution mailing list > >>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> use-revolution mailing list > >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> use-revolution mailing list > >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> use-revolution mailing list > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> use-revolution mailing list > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-revolution mailing list > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution