Save as method not working when variable is in the name...

Question

Refer to code below.  "currentWord" contains the string "classthatisverylong". The first "filename" works great.  The second one does not.  How can I get around this?  Is there an easy way? Or even a hard way?  Im open to anything!
'fileName = "T:\Text Editing and Proofreading\Testing folder\classthatisverylong"
fileName = "T:\Text Editing and Proofreading\Testing folder\" & currentWord
docref.SaveAs fileName
docref.Close

Answer 1

I convert everything to forward slashes before scripting paths in Adobe. Also, instead of using a path variable I believe you should use a File object like in this example:
    var intResult = 1;
    var checkPath = new Folder(docSetup.savePath);
    if(!checkPath.exists)
        checkPath.create();
    if(!checkPath.exists)
        alert('Unable to save at location ' + docSetup.savePath);
    else
        try
            var fileName = docSetup.savePath + docSetup.docTitle;
            var filePath = new File(fileName);
            var saveOpt = new IllustratorSaveOptions();
            saveOpt.compressed = true;
            saveOpt.pdfCompatible = true;
            doc.saveAs(filePath,saveOpt);
            intResult = 0;
        catch(e)
            intResult = 2;
So, please try replacing backslashes with forward slashes and using the File object instead of a string value. I also separate the file name from the directory so I can create the directory if necessary.