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Howdy, all:

I'm using this ApplesScript calc to create a folder on the desktop of my Mac:

"set hfs_desktop to (path to desktop folder) as string¶

set hfs_subfolder to hfs_desktop & \"" & DateFormatter__CFpub ( Get ( CurrentDate ) ; "yyyy-mm-dd" ) & " Job Chop-Chop Backup\"¶

set posix_subfolder to quoted form of posix path of hfs_subfolder¶

do shell script \"mkdir -p \" & posix_subfolder"

 

...but I'm having a devil of a time trying to amend its syntax so the folder name is changed from 2016-03-11 Job Chop-Chop Backup to Job Chop-Chop Backup 2016-03-11. Admittedly, I'm a little confused with the escapes for the quotation marks--no matter how I reposition them I just can't get them right.

TIA for your help!

Rich

 

ON EDIT:

 

Nailed it: 

"set hfs_desktop to (path to desktop folder) as string¶

set hfs_subfolder to hfs_desktop & \"" & "Job Chop-Chop! Backup " & DateFormatter__CFpub ( Get ( CurrentDate ) ; "yyyy-mm-dd" ) & "\"¶

set posix_subfolder to quoted form of posix path of hfs_subfolder¶

do shell script \"mkdir -p \" & posix_subfolder"

Edited by WF7A
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