Can an extension Attribute open and close a program?

[GabeShack]

I'm trying to script a program to open and close during inventory update quickly as well as be hidden. I can do this as a launch agent, but I'd really like this info to update during the inventory collections. Its the smart utility program which has an extension attribute script already but it wont update its info unless the user opens the smart utility app from time to time.

So far Ive succeeded in getting the app to open hidden and close but adding those commands to the extension attribute script do not perform the desired action. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Below are the 2 parts:

#!/bin/bash

open -jg -a /Applications/SMART Utility.app
pkill SMART Utility.app

installed=0;
for username in $(dscl . list /Users UniqueID | awk '$2 > 500 { print $1 }'); do
    if [ -e /Users/"${username}"/Library/Application Support/SMART Utility/DrivesList.plist ]; then
        installed=1;
        checkTime=`defaults read /Users/"${username}"/Library/Application Support/SMART Utility/DrivesList.plist CheckTime`
        problemDriveCount=`defaults read /Users/"${username}"/Library/Application Support/SMART Utility/DrivesList.plist SUProblemDrivesCount`
        if [ "$problemDriveCount" -gt 0 ]; then
            for i in {0..."$problemDriveCount"}; do
                driveHealth=`/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy /Users/"${username}"/Library/Application Support/SMART Utility/DrivesList.plist -c "print SUProblemDrives:0:DriveHealth"`
                driveNames=`/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy /Users/"${username}"/Library/Application Support/SMART Utility/DrivesList.plist -c "print SUProblemDrives:0:DriveNames"`
                driveSN=`/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy /Users/"${username}"/Library/Application Support/SMART Utility/DrivesList.plist -c "print SUProblemDrives:0:DriveSN"`
                driveModel=`/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy /Users/"${username}"/Library/Application Support/SMART Utility/DrivesList.plist -c "print SUProblemDrives:0:DriveModel"`
                driveSize=`/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy /Users/"${username}"/Library/Application Support/SMART Utility/DrivesList.plist -c "print SUProblemDrives:0:DriveSN"`
                # ***NOTE***
                # Customize this echo to your desired output format. Maybe you only want the health and names, or maybe you want everything. Do that here. 
                # This one is an example
                echo "<result>${checkTime} ${driveHealth}: '${driveNames}'</result>"
            done
            else
            echo "<result>At ${checkTime}, All drives passed</result>"
        fi
    fi
done

if [ "$installed" = 0 ]; then
    echo "<result>Not Installed</result>" 
fi

exit 0

Gabe Shackney
Princeton Public Schools

[GabeShack · Accepted solution]

Nevermind, it looks like if I add a sleep 1 inbetween the 1st two commands it works.
Fun...
Gabe Shackney
Princeton Public Schools