Applescript get name exception

Question

In one of my scripts I need the file name:

set input to choose file multiple selections allowed yes
tell application "System Events"
    set {nameInfo, sourcePath} to {name of item 1 of input, POSIX path of container of item 1 of input}
end tell

But if there is a "/" in the file name e.g. "soso/lala.txt" the name comes back as "soso: lala.txt". I also tried:

do shell script "basename " & item 1 of input

but then only "lala.txt" arrives. Can I trick it somehow to get "soso/lala.txt" in return?

I'm getting soso:lala.txt returned on High Sierra. – Atalantia Dec 19 '19 at 12:23 — Atalantia, Dec 19 '19 at 12:23

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 19 '19 at 12:04

Colons and slashes in file names are error-prone in AppleScript because colons are path separators in HFS paths (the default AppleScript type) and slashes are path separators in POSIX paths

Two suggestions:

Use displayed name

set input to choose file with multiple selections allowed
tell application "System Events"
    set {nameInfo, sourcePath} to {displayed name of item 1 of input, POSIX path of container of item 1 of input}
end tell

Use the Finder

set input to choose file with multiple selections allowed
tell application "Finder"
    set {nameInfo, sourcePath} to {name of item 1 of input, POSIX path of (container of item 1 of input as text)}
end tell

Applescript get name exception

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