The declares for Windows that would result in a Manufacturer Supplied Serial
Number for a USB device that was properly configured by that MF is:
(VB)
Declare Function HidD_GetSerialNumberString Lib "HID.dll" (ByVal Handle&,
ByVal
BufferPtr&, ByVal Length&) As Long
(RB)
I don't have RB to test but my guess at RB declare is
Declare Function HidD_GetSerialNumberString Lib "HID.dll" ( Handle As
Integer, BufferPtr As Integer, Length As Integer ) As Integer
(I hope the bv/br parts are correct)
However, I'd suggest that you consider expanding your requirement to
include:
being notified if your DEVICE is available, etc.
This would include knowing such things as:
Device Notifications
and registering your application to receive them.
See here:
Device Notifications in Detail
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/devio/base/device_notifications.asp)
DEV_BROADCAST_HDR and DEV_BROADCAST_DEVICEINTERFACE
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/devio/base/dev_broadcast_hdr_str.asp)
RegisterDeviceNotification
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/devio/base/registerdevicenotification.asp)
For the mac, this link would be one start:
http://rashkovskii.com/articles/2006/11/05/macosx-usb-stick-info-snippet
Doesn't have notifications, etc. But seems to be similar to your Shell in
your OP.
Anyhoo, .*.
====================OP
Message: 6
Subject: Re: Get a USB-drives serialnumber (VB-code for Win, ? for
Mac)
From: Chris Henkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:19:18 +0100
OP:I would like to read the serial-number of a USB memory-stick
programmatically;...
For the Mac I have only found to ask the shell to pass back the serial
number: ioreg -c IOUSBDevice | grep "USB Serial Number
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