Cant open a file with Applescript

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--This does not open the ".cpr" file
tell application "Finder"

--copy foler
set x to "Macintosh HD:Users:shawnbrady:Dropbox:Audio:Features:"
copy folder "Macintosh HD:Users:shawnbrady:Desktop:Features:" to folder x
delay 1

--rename folder and file
set y to every item of window 1 whose name contains "omf"
set omf_name to name of item 1 in y as string
set file_name to characters 1 thru -5 of omf_name as string
set folder_name to characters 1 thru -3 of file_name as string
set name of file "Macintosh HD:Users:shawnbrady:Dropbox:Audio:Features:Features:FEAT.cpr" to file_name & ".cpr"
set name of folder "Macintosh HD:Users:shawnbrady:Dropbox:Audio:Features:Features" to folder_name & "NPR"
delay 1



-- open file DOES NOT WORK
set xx to every folder of window 1 as string
set yy to (every item of folder xx whose name contains ".cpr") as string
delay 1
open file yy


end tell
 

Cory Cooper

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Hello and welcome.

I am not very experienced with AppleScript/Automator.

It looks like you are working with some audio files - .omf and .cpr. Do the files open in the proper DAW without using the script? Are you try to convert them?

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