Re: Applescript Q: file specifications

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From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> Different question:
> 
> the file specificatiosn as obtained by Applescript from iPhoto look like:
> 
>> /Users/jfmezei/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2012/Baie James 2012/DSC_1311.NEF
> 
> Is there an easy way to escape spaces in a string to "\ " ?
> 
> Once I have the information extracted from iPhoto, applescript is likely
> to call the shell to run exittool to add that info to the original photo
> file. (some of my iPhotos already have a .xmp sidecar that was vreated
> with Bridge/Camera Raw, so it may be more difficult to add to those
> files or modify them - but this is something I am still considering).

No need to mess with space escapes. Just quote the string like so:

set quotedString to the quoted form of filePath

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Applescript Q: file specifications JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-03-27 01:54 -0400
  Re: Applescript Q: file specifications dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-03-27 21:36 +1300
    Re: Applescript Q: file specifications JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-03-27 15:10 -0400
      Re: Applescript Q: file specifications Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-03-27 19:25 +0000
      Re: Applescript Q: file specifications dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-03-28 12:35 +1300
        Re: Applescript Q: file specifications JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-03-28 02:55 -0400
          Re: Applescript Q: file specifications Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-03-28 15:47 +0000
            Re: Applescript Q: file specifications JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-03-28 15:20 -0400
              Re: Applescript Q: file specifications Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-03-28 20:03 +0000
                Re: Applescript Q: file specifications JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-03-28 17:08 -0400
                Re: Applescript Q: file specifications Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-03-28 21:15 +0000
  Re: Applescript Q: file specifications Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-03-27 10:53 +0200
  Re: Applescript Q: file specifications Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-03-27 16:53 +0000

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