Applescript to open different Aperture library

Question

Hi,
I got tired of using the prefs in Aperture to set which library to open so I wrote this little applescript. Just drop an Aperture library file on this applet and it will set the prefs in Aperture to open that file, and then open Aperture.
The script is released into the public domain.
To compile the script, copy it and paste it into a new AppleScipt. Save the script as an application and you are good to go.
I keep it in my dock to launch Aperture. If no LIbrary is dropped on it, it just open Aperture.
Hope someone finds this useful.
-Allan
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on open (theFiles)
set lib to quoted form of POSIX path of theFiles
if isAppRunning("Aperture") then
tell application "Aperture" to quit
end if
repeat while isAppRunning("Aperture")
delay 1
end repeat
try
do shell script "defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Aperture LibraryPath " & lib
end try
delay 1
tell application "Aperture" to activate
end open
on run
tell application "Aperture" to activate
end run
on isAppRunning(pAppName)
tell application "Finder"
set appIsRunning to process pAppName exists
return appIsRunning
end tell
end isAppRunning
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Answer 1

Very cool! I almost went and wrote an applescript to do this in the last few days but didn't get around to it. Too lazy to figure out what the defaults write should be.
This almost guarantees that apple will announce a new version of aperture in the next couple of days that handles multiple libraries gracefully!