I would like my script to insert a file into a container field. The steps I have are:

1. save the file to c:attachments

(the file is from an email attachment, using PC Computing's Outlook manipulator). This step works fine.

2. insert the file I just saved into a container field.

no matter what I do, the insert file step comes up with a dialog box. It must not be resolving the path. Although the variable "a_path" is correct. In the filepath dialog I have:

filewin:&$a_path

where $a_path = c:attachmentsfilename.doc

Are there any obvious gotcha's that I should know?

The syntax in FilePath dialog box should be

filewin:/&$a_path

and

$a_path = C:/attachments/filename.doc

forward slash & not backward.