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Hi,

I'm trying to convert lecture to keynote format once they've been downloaded and moved to a specific folder. Below is the applescript I'm running - is there a generic way to refer to theFile's location.

set theDestinationFolder to "Macintosh HD:Users:mpa15:Dropbox:Summer 2011:Bio:Lectures:Midterm II:" as alias
tell application "Keynote"
open theFile
set theSlideshow to slideshow 1
set theDestinationPath to theDestinationFolder & (name of theSlideshow)
save theSlideshow in theDestinationPath
close theSlideshow
end tell

Not sure what you mean here. "theFile" is an alias to the file. What is it that you need?

Hi,

Here it the scenario I imagined: theFile would be opened in Keynote, saved as a .key file and the original ppt to be deleted. Keynote doesn't necessarily have to close. Thanks for your help!

Regards,
Maksim

I'm still not sure what the issue is. I believe you can use "theFile" in the script or is there some problem that I'm not seeing?