Get system unique id

[Shonkyin-CF145T]

Hi All,

Is it possible to get system unique id (mac or pc any) with indesign javascript.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Shonky

[ramkumar_vp]

Hi Shonky,

I thnink there is no id for the Application.

Instead yu can declare Label to application.

Eg: For 10 systems you can declare Sys1, Sys2,...Sys10.

Code: app.label = "Sys1";

Regards,

Ramkumar .P

[Shonkyin-CF145T]

Hi Ramkumar,

Actually i want my computer id or you can say computer serial number not application id.

Shonky

[Harbs.]

http://www.rorohiko.com/wordpress/indesign-downloads/active-page-item-developer/

Harbs

[Shonkyin-CF145T]

Thank you Harbs,

I don't want use any plugin. I am trying to find in javascript. I have a script that can find user name so i thought that computer id or serial no. is possible too.

Shonky

[Harbs.]

If APID is loaded, you can get the serial number or unique system id

with scripting. Otherwise, you're on your own...

Harbs

[Shonkyin-CF145T]

Harbs can you give me javascript code. Is this code work with demo APID.

Thanks,

Shonky

[Harbs.]

var theSystemID = app.callExtension(0x90B6C,10022);

var theSerial = app.callExtension(0x90B6C,10011);

Harbs

[Shonkyin-CF145T]

Thank you very much Harbs,

But theSystemID showing undefined and serial no is not matching with my machine serial no.

Any suggestion?

Shonky

[Harbs. · Accepted solution]

The serial number is the InDesign one (although it's the shortened 20 digit one -- not the full 24 digit one, and in CS4 it's jumbled up).

The (APID unique) system id only works in APID version1.0.47 and later.

Harbs

[Shonkyin-CF145T]

Thanks again Harbs for your valuable response.

One last question. How i know all the code of APID like system id, serial no. etc.

Shonky

[Harbs.]

Donwload the Toolkit. There's reference manuals in the download.

Harbs

[Muppet Mark]

do shell script ("system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | grep \"Serial Number\" | awk '{print $3}'")

works on my tiger box… so you may be able to do this with app.doScript()

[Shonkyin-CF145T]

Thanks Mark and Harbs,

Thanks but your code not working on leopard. I have found below code which is working.

do shell script ("system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | grep \"Serial Number\"")

How can I store this in a variable. I have not idea for applescript.

Shonky

[Muppet Mark]

You could just have Applescript get the last word of the whole output of system profiler?

This works again only tested on tiger…

if (File.fs == 'Macintosh') {

var systemProfile = ''

+ 'set SerialNumber to last word of (do shell script "system_profiler SPHardwareDataType")' + '\n'

+ 'return SerialNumber'

var scriptResult = app.doScript(systemProfile, 1095978087);

$.writeln(scriptResult);

}

[sstanleyau]

The serial number you're getting is not reliable. If the Mac has been repaired or the disk drive replaced, you may not get any value returned.