Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: SystemInfo.HardDiscSerial

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SystemInfo.HardDiscSerial

Returns the hard disc serial number of the first hard disc which has a serial number.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
SystemInfo	2.8	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No

MBS( "SystemInfo.HardDiscSerial" ) More

Parameters

none

Result

Returns text with serial number or empty text.

Description

Returns the hard disc serial number of the first hard disc which has a serial number.
Can be empty if no serial number exists, the plugin fails to query it, e.g. due to missing permissions.

Examples

Shows hard disk serial:

Show Custom Dialog ["Info"; MBS( "SystemInfo.HardDiscSerial" )]

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Release notes

Version 9.2
- Changed SystemInfo.HardDiscSerial for Windows to make sure to ignore removable media.
Version 8.0
- Changed SystemInfo.HardDiscSerial on Mac to prefer serial from internal disk.

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 28th November 2020

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