Fails with macOS via AppleScript (write permissions to / directory)

[DrJJWMac]

I am trying to invoke the command via an AppleScript on macOS 10.15.x

'''
.... (set up the script) ...
do shell script '"/Library/TeX/texbin/pdfcrop --margins '72 0 72 0' (source file path here)"
'''

The script fails with the error below.

!!! Error: Cannot write tmp file `tmp-pdfcrop-NNNNN.tex' (Read-only file system)!

I believe this is because writing to the root directory is no longer permitted. I've tried various combinations of "with administrator privileges" and "sudo " suffixes and prefixes on the command to no avail.

I would appreciate knowing that this problem would be fixed in a future update.

I can invoke the script in the terminal and will generate a bash script to handle the parameters. I prefer an AppleScript because it is easier to "drag and drop" a file onto an AppleScript (and impossible to do so with a shell script).

In the meantime, thanks for making this script available!