AppleScript: Help With Open Location Script

[dylanweber]

The script I have so far is:

set setLocation to text returned of (display dialog "Put path below (can contain ~)" default answer "~/" buttons {"OK", "Cancel"} default button 1)
tell application "Finder" to activate
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "G" using {command down, shift}
tell application "System Events" to keystroke setLocation
tell application "System Events" to keystroke return

Is there a better script then that? If there is could you please reply.
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[kainjow]

There's probably a Finder way, but this should work as well:
set setLocation to text returned of (display dialog "Put path below (can contain ~)" default answer "~/" buttons {"OK", "Cancel"} default button 1)
do shell script "open " & setLocation

[dylanweber]

I was thinking about that before, then forgot about. Thanks.