Applescript to open a file in mplayer

Hello,
I've been trying to write an applescript that simply opens a file and the passes the path of that file to mplayer with "do shell script." I can figure out how to make it work by using a select file dialog, but I can't seem to make it work as an application that can actually be used to open files.
The general idea here is that I want to use a terminal program as my default app to open files in Finder. Other suggestions on methods to do this are welcome, too.
I'm aware of the GUI Mplayer OS X, but I'd prefer not to use it.
Thanks in advance!

gh02t wrote:
I want to be able to double click it in Finder and have it open in mplayer.
still don't understand why you need apple script at all for this but it's your call.
I figured that writing an applescript to act as a handler that passed a file from finder to the command line would be the best approach.
that can of course work. let's say you've passed this_file to the script as input.
are you looking for something like this:
set fpath to POSIX path of this_file
do shell script "mplayer "&fpath
sorry, don't know the syntax to invoke mplayer from command line but I assumed it would be "mplayer path/to/file"

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In applescript the first run, opens 2 or 3 of the 4, a second Run will open the remaining, or a 3rd run may be required, to get all 4 files open
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Spoke too soon, its still irregular.
still requires repeating the Applescript Run to open all 4 ( 1 folder 3 files)
Something weird with the files. I created a new generic folder and subfolders and files named as below, and this runs fine, all 4 every time. But the real project files, 3 out of four first on first run, and the 4th on the second run.
I makes a difference too, wrt to the order; changing the folder to the last execution only opens 2 targets on the first run, then the 3rd in the second run, the 4th on the 3rd run... and other variations. Feels like some sort of reset or flush to something is required.
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Developers I need an applescript that opens documents in excel from a specified folder and saves them as .xlsx from their current .xlsb

mule13470
Apr 3, 2014 11:12 AM
I tried simply renaming them however it just corrupts the files when I do it like that so I need the applescript to open the files in excel and the save them as .xlsx to test I only need it one folder but if it works I'd like to be able to do it for all documents with .xlsb extentions that are in a huge folder with subfolders that contain a mix of .pdf, .docx, .xlsx and .xlsb. Please Help.
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Re: I need an applescript that opens documents in excel from a specified folder and saves them as .xlsx from their current .xlsbApr 3, 2014 11:19 AM (in response to mule13470)
In that huge folder I only need the .xlsb files opened and saved to .xlsx not the others, in case that wasn't clear above.

In that huge folder I only need the .xlsb files opened and saved to .xlsx not the others, in case that wasn't clear above.

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In that huge folder I only need the .xlsb files opened and saved to .xlsx not the others, in case that wasn't clear above.

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