syntax for do shell script output displayed as list in applescript

The problem is that the do shell script returns a string and choose list wants a list. So you have to convert the return value from a list to a string.

Applescript makes this fairly easy using the text item delimiter property. Text item delimiter (TID) determines how Applescript will convert from string to list or from list to string.

Here is an example using the command ls.

-- run the command

set a to (do shell script "ls")

-- save the current TID in oldtid and set the TID to return (the char we want to break the string at)

set {oldtid, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, return}

-- create list, b, from each text item in the string a. As the TID is set to the character return the string is broken at each

-- return

set b to every text item of a

-- Now set the TID back to want it was. Just a good pratice to get into so you don;t mess yourself up later on.

set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oldtid

-- now see than b is a list

choose from listb

You should be able to make the changes in your script. If you have problems cut and paste the script here (not a screen shot) so I can edit it.

regards