Scripting ARD

Question

I am working on scripting Apple Remote Desktop to send a Unix script to a group of Macs.
This is what I have so far
tell application "Remote Desktop"
set theListofLists to name of every computer list --get all exsisting lists
set theDestinationLists to choose from list theListofLists with title ¬
"Computer Lists" with prompt "Pick the computer list(s) you want the selected computers to be members of" with multiple selections allowed
do shell script ¬
"softwareupdate -l"
(display dialog (result)) delay --so you'll know the script is through running
--Input Update
set thecommand to text returned of ¬
(display dialog "Run Script:" default answer "")
do shell script thecommand with administrator privileges
end tell
How or what is a script to add to have the results be exported to a file?

Answer 1

What might I have wrong in the top part that will not let the script run?
You're using my example where I use theComputers as the list name:
set theResult to (execute myTask on theComputers)
However, theComputers is not defined in your version of the script.
You do define theDestinationLists to store the name of the list you want to apply the script do, but you don't actually get that list at any point.
Your task is complicated by the fact you allow the user to select multiple lists to run the script on. As a result you will have to iterate through the selected lists, running the script in turn.
The other problem you have is that even after you get the right list, your script will fail anyway.
set theScript to "List Updates"
All this will do is return a 'List: command not found' because 'List' is not a valid Unix command.
In order to work your theScript variable has to be a valid shell command.
set theListofLists to {} --I like to make sure of things
tell application "Remote Desktop"
set theListofLists to name of every computer list --get all exsisting lists
set theDestinationLists to choose from list theListofLists with title ¬
"Computer Lists" with prompt "Pick the computer list(s) you want the selected computers to be members of" with multiple selections allowed
set theScript to "date" -- or some other valid UNIX command here
set myTask to (make new send unix command task with properties {script:theScript, user:"root"})
repeat with eachList in the DestinationLists
  set theComputers to computer list eachList -- iterate through the lists selected by the user
  set theResult to (execute myTask on theComputers)
  -- do something with theResult
end repeat
end tell