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    <p>The <code>reveal</code> command may be of assistance to you. It simply locates a file in the finder, opens a new window if necessary, and then selects the file—all that using just one line of code:</p> <pre><code>tell application "Finder" to reveal path:to:some:file </code></pre> <p>The file must actually exist for this to work, of course. You know a particular file/directory exists when it is presented in alias form (I.e. <code>Macintosh HD:Users:billybob:Desktop:howToHack.pdf</code>). Attempting to coerce a nonexistent file into an alias will result in an error. If you are 100% certain that the file exists and know exactly where it is, congratulations! You have one less thing to worry about. If your certainty level is anything less than 100%, use a <code>try-catch</code> block. They have saved my life on multiple occasions. That way, if you distribute your applications via the Internet like I do, your clients are not presented with undecipherable error messages.</p> <p>An example of this is demonstrated below:</p> <pre><code>set theFile to "/Users/billybob/Desktop/folder/subfolder/subfolder2/subfolder3/fineByMe.mp3" try set theFile to (theFile) as alias tell application "Finder" to reveal theFile on error display alert "The file " &amp; quoted form of theFile &amp; "does not exist." -- The variable 'theFile' couldn't be coerced into an alias. -- Therefore, 'theFile' still has a string value and it can be used in dialogs/alerts among other things. end try </code></pre> <p>Is this more efficient or less time consuming than what you've written? I'm not particularly sure, to be honest. However, I have written many scripts that have included the <code>reveal</code> command on Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard), Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow-Leopard), and Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion), and the results have been satisfying.</p>
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    1. COThanks for your kind answer. I tried reveal command, but didn't find any significant change :(
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    2. CO@Zaksh I'm sorry to hear that you're unsatisfied. What are your exspectations as far as performance is concerned?
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    3. COI just want the script to just as fast as it is working on MAC OS x 10.6 and one thing which I missed is i am selecting file from a network drive and hostel system is having a Windows Os. All systems are in the same network (locally)
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