Eject DVD script and map to eject key?

Could someone instruct me on how to create an eject script to open my SuperDrive DVD tray and map it to the "Eject" key? I need a powerful programming solution here and I don't mind opening some sensitive system files if necessary.
For some reason my aluminum keyboard "Eject" key will not work and the menu extra (eject.menu) turns blue and freezes. However, dragging a CD/DVD to the trash works fine, disk utility works, itunes works and toast works. OS X 10.5.5/6 does not work.
I'd like to be able to command my DVD drive to open when I need it.
Thanks

Thanks for your help, but I did an archive and install less than a week ago because I had trouble with the 10.5.6 update. All seems fine now except the Media Eject Key. Oh, I also tried a 2nd Aluminum keyboard from a new iMac, and I tried an older white keyboard from a G5 iMac.
This is becoming very weird. Nothing seems to be working. Even eject.menu (menu extras) only works a couple times and then turns solid blue and freezes. I have repaired permissions many times and between every updater and restart along the update path back to 10.5.6. No abnormal problems detected. Also ran DiskWarrior from another hard drive. Oh... and started up from a second drive with 10.5.5 and still will not open!
I have even reflashed my DVR-115D back to 1.18 as normal (down from 1.22) and that didn't help either. I know it's not the drive because all other programs and terminal can open it no problem.
Only thing left is a firmware issue or keyboard interface coding. Anyway to force the keyboard firmware 1.0 to re-update? I tried to rerun it but it says already updated.
Maybe if I zap the Pram??????? Haven't tried that yet.

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On 9/8/2010 3:06 PM, allenmorris wrote:
>
> Sorry, my bad. I had the incorrect information.
>
> It's the teachers who are having an issue. I can map the students to
> the root "classroomstorage" location and they get everything correct.
>
> If I map a teacher to the same location and they "are not part of a
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> Allen
>
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