Need script to run on first boot then remove itself

I am working on panther and tiger images to deploy in labs at middle schools. There is a piece of software that the district owns that is network aware and each computer on a network running this software needs its own individual station number set in a config file. I have written a script that will set this number to be the last 3 digits of the static ip address of the computer and i can run this from ard on multiple computers but i would like to somehow include this script in the image so it is run the first time the computer boots up after being cloned and then does not run again. We also use virex on these computers and when we clone with virex installed we are having problems updating the defs. I would like to also be able to have a folder with the virex package file in it and on first bootup after the clone have a script run and install virex on the first boot.
I am sure this is not too difficult but I have not done anything like this before, maybe a couple oneliners to get me started, Thanks.
Do not want to use post action items in netrestore.
Mark

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