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I wrote a small script just to incremente a series of file names. I want to get a file named "111 - something.pdf" and rename it to "112 - something.pdf" But for some reason I'm getting this error:

error number -1728

set thisFile to choose file
tell application "System Events"
    set {tName, nameExt} to {name, name extension} of thisFile
    if nameExt is not "" then set nameExt to "." & nameExt
    set newName to my incrementNumber(tName, nameExt)
    if newName is not "" then
        set name of thisFile to newName
    end if
end tell


on incrementNumber(n, e) -- name and name extension
    set tNum to text 1 thru 3 of n
    set tBase to text 4 thru (length of n) of n
    try
        set newNumber to text (tNum + 1)
        display dialog newNumber
        set newName to text newNumber & tBase & e
        return newName
    end try
    return ""
end incrementNumber

I've tried to set newNumber to numbers, but it returns an array (1,1,1) nad not the full number. Anyone could help me?

alexandrecfb
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  • You should use **coercion** as text instead of text specifier: **set newNumber to (tNum + 1) as text** and **set newName to newNumber & tBase**. Also, note in the last code line: adding e is no need – Robert Kniazidis Aug 11 '23 at 19:33

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