Save only active artboard as PDF

Hi all,
I have a CS4 .ai file with about 90 artboards. I would like to be able to save only the current artboard and related layers and artwork as a uniquely named PDF. So far I have only been able to save a PDF with all artboards enumerated as different files, save the current artboard as an .eps but neither fit my need. It would be great if I could get some help on the appropriate applescript to perform this task as well.
Thanks!
Tom

I do understand that when you do a 'Save as' and select PDF that it auto-checks and disables the 'Use Artboards' box and then allows you to save all or a range of artboards. However, since I am trying to build this into a script I was hoping for a way to save just the active artboard without having to know the artboard number. In contrast is there a way that I can do the following in a applescript:
- fetch the number of the current artboard
- save as pdf with a range of 'insert that number here'
thanks!
tom

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