Linking to folders

[lon cook]

Ok, Ok, I know this topic has been discussed quite a bit already. First, before it's suggested, my client is plug-in shy.

So, the solution I have so far:

- Select folder to link to using applescript.

- Take path returned by applescript, replace ":" with "/" and add "file://" prefix. Save this to a field called FolderPath.

- To open the folder, use "Open URL" script step on FolderPath.

Here's the applescript:

set theResult to false

tell application "Finder"

try

set FolderAlias to choose folder

set theResult to FolderAlias as string

end try

end tell

tell application "FileMaker Pro Advanced"

tell database "woj08"

tell table "LinkedFiles"

set cellValue of cell "Path_g" to theResult

end tell

end tell

activate

end tell

This works great for local folders; the hitch is with network mounted volumes. I seemingly successfully link to a network folder; however, on trying to open the linked folder (with open URL), I get an Error Code 5 (Command is invalid).

This is what the folder path looks like that returned by my script (and causes the error):

file://My Documents/My Pictures/

Yes, I'm linking to a folder on a PC on the same network. I tried linking to folders on another Mac with the same result. If I manually edit the folder path to:

file://valatard/Volumes/My Documents/My Pictures/

This works fine with the Open URL script step. It seems that my applescript is not returning me the full file path (including machine and volume) for network mounted drives. By contrast, here's what a WORKING folder path, from my LOCAL drive, returned by my script returns:

file://Brusel/Users/loncook/Documents/

What the heck am I missing here. Somebody tell it's something stupid I overlooked.