Re: OS version questions
Re: OS version questions
- Subject: Re: OS version questions
- From: Nigel Garvey <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 01:29:23 +0100
"Dave Miller" wrote on Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:16:17 -0700:
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Can anyone tell me if it is possible to have a single script run as a
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stand-alone application on OS 8.x, 9.x and OS X?
Currently, if such a script is saved in 9.2.2 or 10.2, or as an
X-compatible app in earlier versions of 9, it'll be viable in X and in
any previous system where CarbonLib is installed and usable. However, it
won't open in 8 if it contains a 'system attribute' command. If it's
saved in 8, it'll only be viable in 8 or 9. Whether or not it'll actually
*work* on any particular system depends on the individual peculiarities
of the target software and the way the script's written. It's very rare
for a script written for one of the earlier Finders to work in X without
extra splints and rubber bands.
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If so, is there a way that the script can detect which OS it is running on?
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My theoretical application would pop up a dialog box saying "You are running
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system version x.xx"
You can tell what Finder version is running:
tell application "Finder"
activate
get version
display dialog "You are running Finder version " & result
end tell
But the Finder version isn't necessarily the same as the system version.
You need something like this:
tell application "Finder"
activate
set sysVersion to product version
if sysVersion is not "" then
display dialog "You are running system version " & sysVersion
else
display dialog " Hello. Welcome to Mac OS X. Please use another
script to see what Mac OS version you're running."
end if
end tell
;-)
NG
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