Even the best scripters run into this now and then. Remember that a path
like
: My Applications: HyperCard
is not the same as
:My Applications:HyperCard
You must specify the EXACT pathname, including (or excluding) spaces,
trademark symbols, bullets, and the like. In the Finder, make sure that
you have the names exactly right; if your script still doesn't work, check
the file names to make sure they don't have an extra space at the end, or
perhaps two spaces instead of one in the middle.
When you're running a script containing simply " Red Ryder", HyperCard may
ask you, the first time you run your script, where " Ryder" is. Once you
have pointed " Ryder" out to HyperCard via the standard file dialog, it
will store the path information in the Home stack and it won' ask you again
unless you run your stack from another system (which would have an entirely
different set of paths).
This article is adapted from the Claris Tech Info database.