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Asked: June 13, 20262026-06-13T13:17:56+00:00 2026-06-13T13:17:56+00:00

I need to get the file path of the chosen folder from AppleScript. I

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I need to get the file path of the chosen folder from AppleScript. I am using the following code to do this.

    --Display selection window
    set source_folder to choose folder with prompt "Please select directory."
    --Get the path of the folder
    set item_list to get the path of every disk item of source_folder

I am getting a file path like this:

File:Path:To:the:fodler

What I want is:

File/Path/To/the/folder

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    2026-06-13T13:17:57+00:00Added an answer on June 13, 2026 at 1:17 pm

    Try:

    set source_folder to choose folder with prompt "Please select directory."
    
    tell application "System Events"
        set item_list to POSIX path of every disk item of source_folder
    end tell
    
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