Applescript application with UI dialogs auto relaunch !

I have a strange behavior with Applescript Application with UI dialogs (for exemple, just display dialog "toto" ). These scripts run, quit and then always relaunch with no end, a king of "keepalive" option.
The problem doesn't appear when I run the script from the Applescript Editor, neither with scripts without UI dialogs. I've tried my application script on another Mac, and it was okay, just on normal run and quit.
I can't find the source of my problem on the particular mac, both Macs are up to date (10.8.2). I've cleaned up some startup damemons, relaunch the dyld database. I tried to find a clue with the ps command, but I just can see that my application is relaunched by launchd, without more information.
Has anyone experienced the same problem, or have an idea to find the source of this, thanks.

You're a little light on details there, which is going to make answering your question tricky.
Are you saying, though, that launchd is starting your script? repeatedly?
If so it would help to know what your script is doing. Launchd expects to launch executables and doesn't expect them to quit. If it quits (or dies) within 10 seconds then launchd assumes the process failed and relaunches it. That sounds to me like what you're saying (/var/log/system.log will confirm that).
If that's the case, the problem is that your script is too quick. Slow it down by ensuring it takes at least 10 seconds before it quits (a simple delay added to the end of the run handler should take care of that), then launchd won't try to restart it.
You can also edit the launchd configuration to not be so sensitive to short-lived tasks, but that's probably more work.

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SYSTEM_ALIAS     SAP_BSP_EREC
But we want to start the abap webdynpro application with a dynamic parameter: period 07.2010 or 08.2010 or MM.YYYY. This parameter is a container element of the task, filled when the task is created. Also other parameters are available in the abap webdynpro application.
Component       Z_WD_PAS
Interface View PAS
Plug Name       DEFAULT
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                                                                                Package         Z_PAS
Language        EN
URL             http://saperpd1.imec.be:8000/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/z_wd_pas
with parameters
IV_WIID     000000000000     SWW_WIID
ORG_UNIT     00000000     ORGEH
PERIOD                              SPMON
PERNR     00000000     PERSNO
Can we set the dynamic parameter list DYNPARAM from the task
or should we read the container in our abap webdynpro application described in http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/WDABAP/IntegratingWebDynproABAPapplicationswithUWLforworkflowin+Portal?
More information: The task is a webservice
Standard task        91700001   Z_PAS_CC
Object Category      BOR Object Type
Object Type          WEBSERVICE   WebFlow Service
Method               PROCESSDIALOG                      Dialog Service
with the following standard program code for this method:
begin_method processdialog changing container.
DATA: l_wi_objkey TYPE swotobjid-objkey.
DATA: l_wiid TYPE swwwihead-wi_id.
                                                                                CALL FUNCTION 'SWE_WI_GET_FROM_REQUESTER'
IMPORTING
    requester_workitemid = l_wi_objkey.
l_wiid = l_wi_objkey.
                                                                                CALL FUNCTION 'SWF_WSC_START_LH_DIALOG'
EXPORTING
    i_wiid                 = l_wiid
EXCEPTIONS
    url_creation_failed    = 1
    browser_launch_failure = 2
    OTHERS                 = 3.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
CASE sy-subrc.
    WHEN 1.
      exit_return '1000' space space space space.
    WHEN 2.
      exit_return '1001' space space space space.
    WHEN OTHERS.
      exit_return '1002' space space space space.
ENDCASE.
ENDIF.
end_method.
Before calling the function SWF_WSC_START_LH_DIALOG the parameters for the abap webdynpro should be defined. Is this possible ?
Thanks for your suggestions.
Best regards
Luc Marent

I added below sources .
>    <ItemType name="uwl.request.webflow.WS91000001" connector="WebFlowConnector" defaultView="WorkItemRequestsView" defaultAction="launchWebDynPro" executionMode="default">
>      <ItemTypeCriteria systemId="UWLSETXXX" externalType="WS91000001" connector="WebFlowConnector" />
>      <Actions>
>        <Action name="launchWebDynPro" groupAction="" handler="SAPWebDynproABAPLauncher" returnToDetailViewAllowed="yes" launchInNewWindow="yes" launchNewWindowFeatures="resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,directories=no">
>          <Properties>
>            <Property name="WebDynproApplication" value="ZWD_WF_002" />
>            <Property name="newWindowFeatures" value="resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,directories=no" />
>            <Property name="DynamicParameter" value="wi_id=${item.externalId}" />
>            <Property name="openInNewWindow" value="yes" />
>            <Property name="System" value="WDSETXXX" />
>            <Property name="WebDynproNamespace" value="sap" />
>            <Property name="display_order_priority" value="5" />
>          </Properties>
>          <Descriptions default="" />
>        </Action>
>      </Actions>
>    </ItemType>
>    <ItemType name="uwl.request.webflow.decision.WS91000001.UWLSETXXX" connector="WebFlowConnector" defaultView="WorkItemRequestsView " defaultAction="viewDetail" executionMode="default">
>      <ItemTypeCriteria systemId="UWLSETXXX" externalType="WS91000001" connector="WebFlowConnector" />
>    </ItemType>

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