Get System Profiler variable

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hi,

I’d like to get a few variables from System Profiler but can’t seem to get it.
What I want is to get information on connected USB devices, like speed, manufacturer etc.
Is this possible with SP? Or is there a UNIX way? Can anyone help me with this?

#2

Hi,

You can script System Profiler or with unix system_profiler command. I probably don’t have the same versions as you, so this is what I would do. Get the text of the report, parse the text for usb devices, and get the information for each usb device. I would look at an example of the output and see the format of the text and the parts I want first.

gl,

#3

Thanks, I think I can filter the data from the terminal command output.