Building in serial number scheme

[Rob Cozens]

>Funny that quit doesn't work. On my computer, at least, this does:
>
>close window 1
>
>Try that instead of the quit command.

Geoff Canyon and (offlist) Bill Vlahos motivated me to play around with the
AppleScript.  This retrieves the serial # AND quits ASP:

on getSerial()
	tell application "Apple System Profiler"
		run
		copy SerialNumber to myNumber
		close window 1
	end tell
	return myNumber
end getSerial

I presume the difference has something to do with the use of "run" instead
of "launch."

Rob Cozens
CCW, Serendipity Software Company

"And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three;
Who are a little wise, the best fooles bee."

from "The Triple Foole" by John Donne (1572-1631)