How to open a file or image in applescript

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How to open a file or image in applescript

I know this might be a simple task for some people who are used to this software, but I am still learning about it through the apple site and other sites. I am in fact able to open a window in finder or open a window in a web browser that leads you to a website, but I am not able to open an image or file. Is the code at all similar to opening a website? If this is not even possible to do in the current version of applescript then please tell me, or if it is again please answer.

MacBook Air, iOS 10.1.1

Posted on Nov 24, 2016 6:44 PM

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Barney-15E

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Nov 25, 2016 9:04 AM in response to Barner Konvicka

tell application "Finder"

open file "Macintosh HD:Users:barney:Pictures:file name.png"

end tell

This will tell Finder to open the file with the default app.

You can also tell a specific app to open a file in the same way.

If you want to edit a text file within AppleScript (or just read the text), you have to "open for access" and then close the file when done editing. http://faqintosh.com/risorse/en/guides/as/guide/fileIO/

Note that tutorial shows you how to use unix paths instead of the old Classic Mac OS path as shown above.

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Barney-15E

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Nov 25, 2016 10:06 AM in response to Barner Konvicka

Barner Konvicka wrote:

Actually, I was not able to open the image, because your tutorial was for classic MacOS.

It has nothing to do with that.

What was the error when you tried to open the file?

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Answer 3

Nov 25, 2016 9:27 AM in response to Barney-15E

Actually, I was not able to open the image, because your tutorial was for classic MacOS. I am trying to open an image on a 13-inch Macbook air created early 2015 that is running up to date software or MacOS Sierra(Version 10.12.1.) But, thank you for trying to help.🙂

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Answer 4

Nov 25, 2016 9:04 AM in response to Barney-15E

thank you so much, this was really helpful

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