Not sure how to state a path name

[Andrew5]

I'm working with this line of code, below. The script crashes here. "Can't get folder MacBook:640Gig:Users:MacBook:Desktop:" then it reports error -1728.

set clients_folder to "MacBook:640Gig:Users:MacBook:Desktop:"

At the desktop, the "Info" button of the Finder reports the path as MacBook, 640Gig,Users, MacBook, Desktop.

I do not understand why I get the error in that line. Any help, folks?

[comment]

Some more background would be useful. I don't think the line you have quoted is the one that generates an error, because all it does is set the clients_folder variable to a text string.

[Vaughan]

Is this AppleScript?

[comment]

I believe so.