Find Mac OSX version installed using AppleScript

Question

How can I find which version of OSX is installed on my Mac by using AppleScript? I want to install an app programatically and run different pkg files based on the version.

Answer 1

Try something along these lines:

tell application "Terminal"
activate

set theVersion to do script with command "sw_vers -productVersion"
end tell

Edit : It was pointed out that this does open the terminal, and that probably isn't the behavior you want.