Use string variable as Applescript command argument

Question

I'm trying to do the following:

on cleanup(x)
   tell application "Finder"    
      clean up window 1 by x
   end tell
end cleanup

cleanup("name")

However since x variable is a string, the clean up command doesn't accept it and exits with error. Is there a way to convert the string to something that the commands accepts or some other solution to unquote the variable without using if, else statements like this:

on cleanup(x)
   tell application "Finder"
      if x is "name" then
          clean up window 1 by name
      end if
   end tell
end cleanup

cleanup("name")

markhunte · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-01 22:53:20Z

2

This should work.

    on cleanup(x)

    run script "tell application \"Finder\" to  clean up window 1 by " & space & x



end cleanup

cleanup("name")

From the StandardAdditions Library

run script v : Run a specified script or script file

run script script : the script text (or an alias or file reference to a script file) to run
- [with parameters list of any] : a list of parameters
- [in text] : the scripting component to use; default is the current scripting component

→ any : the result of running the script

answered Apr 1, 2013 at 22:53

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