Re: Looking for a possible AppleScript solution to check serial numbe rs...
Re: Looking for a possible AppleScript solution to check serial numbe rs...
- Subject: Re: Looking for a possible AppleScript solution to check serial numbe rs...
- From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 09:48:14 -0700
On 12/18/01 9:25 AM, email@hidden <email@hidden> wrote:
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I've inherited a large user base where the serial numbers for software were
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not kept track of as closely as I would like. I'm interested in an
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AppleScript solution to obtain serial numbers from installed applications
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then dump them into a database. These would all be OS 8.6 - OS 9.x machines.
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My big question is "Where would I extract the serial number from?"
It differs so much from application to application--even apps from the
same developer--that there's no standard; further, sometimes, the serial
number is encrypted when stored (even though in plain text when
displayed).
I doubt that AS will provide a solution to this problem.
--Michelle
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