(* Get User Name This script uses UI element scripting to get the name for the current user. If "Enable access for assistive devices" is not checked, this script will open the Universal Access System Preference and ask the user to check the checkbox. Copyright 2007 Apple Inc. You may incorporate this Apple sample code into your program(s) without restriction. This Apple sample code has been provided "AS IS" and the responsibility for its operation is yours. You are not permitted to redistribute this Apple sample code as "Apple sample code" after having made changes. If you're going to redistribute the code, we require that you make it clear that the code was descended from Apple sample code, but that you've made changes. *) tell application "System Preferences" activate set current pane to pane "com.apple.preferences.users" end tell tell application "System Events" if UI elements enabled then tell tab group 1 of window "Accounts" of process "System Preferences" click radio button 1 delay 2 get value of text field 1 end tell else tell application "System Preferences" activate set current pane to pane "com.apple.preference.universalaccess" display dialog "UI element scripting is not enabled. Check \"Enable access for assistive devices\"" end tell end if end tell