I am trying to convert the following vbscript to powershell and I seem to be
having alittle bit of difficulty.

Set Service =
GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationlevel=impersonate}!<namespace>)
Set instCollection = Services.Get(<class name>).SpawnInstance_

Are any of the following equivalent:

$Object = [wmiclass]"<namespace>:<class name>"

- or -

$object = ([wmiclass]"<namespace>:<class name>").CreateInstance


when I use the vbscript version of the code after I populate the required
paramters and execute the "Put_" method, additional properties are populated.
When I use either powershell command that I listed above nothing changes
after populating the parameters via the $object.PSBase.Item(<property name>)
syntax and calling $object.PSBase.Put() method.



I am kinda new to WMI scripting and powershell in general so any information
that you can provide will be greatly appriciated

TiA

TimN

This might help

Creating a WMI class

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Richard Siddaway
All scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
PowerShell MVP
Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk


"TimN" wrote:

> I am trying to convert the following vbscript to powershell and I seem to be
> having alittle bit of difficulty.
>
> Set Service =
> GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationlevel=impersonate}!<namespace>)
> Set instCollection = Services.Get(<class name>).SpawnInstance_
>
> Are any of the following equivalent:
>
> $Object = [wmiclass]"<namespace>:<class name>"
>
> - or -
>
> $object = ([wmiclass]"<namespace>:<class name>").CreateInstance
>
>
> when I use the vbscript version of the code after I populate the required
> paramters and execute the "Put_" method, additional properties are populated.
> When I use either powershell command that I listed above nothing changes
> after populating the parameters via the $object.PSBase.Item(<property name>)
> syntax and calling $object.PSBase.Put() method.
>
> I am kinda new to WMI scripting and powershell in general so any information
> that you can provide will be greatly appriciated
>
> TiA
>
> TimN
>

Thanks for the tip....I will try this out when I get to my lab environment
later on tonight

"RichS [MVP]" wrote:

> This might help
>
> Creating a WMI class
>
> --
> Richard Siddaway
> All scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> PowerShell MVP
> Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
>
>
> "TimN" wrote:
>

> > I am trying to convert the following vbscript to powershell and I seem to be
> > having alittle bit of difficulty.
> >
> > Set Service =
> > GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationlevel=impersonate}!<namespace>)
> > Set instCollection = Services.Get(<class name>).SpawnInstance_
> >
> > Are any of the following equivalent:
> >
> > $Object = [wmiclass]"<namespace>:<class name>"
> >
> > - or -
> >
> > $object = ([wmiclass]"<namespace>:<class name>").CreateInstance
> >
> >
> > when I use the vbscript version of the code after I populate the required
> > paramters and execute the "Put_" method, additional properties are populated.
> > When I use either powershell command that I listed above nothing changes
> > after populating the parameters via the $object.PSBase.Item(<property name>)
> > syntax and calling $object.PSBase.Put() method.
> >
> > I am kinda new to WMI scripting and powershell in general so any information
> > that you can provide will be greatly appriciated
> >
> > TiA
> >
> > TimN
> >

"TimN" wrote:

> Thanks for the tip....I will try this out when I get to my lab environment
> later on tonight
>
> "RichS [MVP]" wrote:
>

> > This might help
> >
> > Creating a WMI class
> >
> > --
> > Richard Siddaway
> > All scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> > PowerShell MVP
> > Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> > PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
> >
> >
> > "TimN" wrote:
> >

> > > I am trying to convert the following vbscript to powershell and I seem to be
> > > having alittle bit of difficulty.
> > >
> > > Set Service =
> > > GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationlevel=impersonate}!<namespace>)
> > > Set instCollection = Services.Get(<class name>).SpawnInstance_
> > >
> > > Are any of the following equivalent:
> > >
> > > $Object = [wmiclass]"<namespace>:<class name>"
> > >
> > > - or -
> > >
> > > $object = ([wmiclass]"<namespace>:<class name>").CreateInstance
> > >
> > >
> > > when I use the vbscript version of the code after I populate the required
> > > paramters and execute the "Put_" method, additional properties are populated.
> > > When I use either powershell command that I listed above nothing changes
> > > after populating the parameters via the $object.PSBase.Item(<property name>)
> > > syntax and calling $object.PSBase.Put() method.
> > >
> > > I am kinda new to WMI scripting and powershell in general so any information
> > > that you can provide will be greatly appriciated
> > >
> > > TiA
> > >
> > > TimN
> > >

CreateInstance() works for me:


$object = ([wmiclass]"Win32_Environment").CreateInstance()
$object.UserName = [System.Environment]::UserName
$object.Name = "TestVar"
$object.VariableValue = "Test Environment Variable"
$object.Put()



--
urkec

I guess being overworked is starting to get to me. After retesting
CreateInstance did work as well as using ManagementObject.

Thanks again for the help

"urkec" wrote:

> "TimN" wrote:
>

> > Thanks for the tip....I will try this out when I get to my lab environment
> > later on tonight
> >
> > "RichS [MVP]" wrote:
> >

> > > This might help
> > >
> > > Creating a WMI class
> > >
> > > --
> > > Richard Siddaway
> > > All scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> > > PowerShell MVP
> > > Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> > > PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
> > >
> > >
> > > "TimN" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am trying to convert the following vbscript to powershell and I seem to be
> > > > having alittle bit of difficulty.
> > > >
> > > > Set Service =
> > > > GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationlevel=impersonate}!<namespace>)
> > > > Set instCollection = Services.Get(<class name>).SpawnInstance_
> > > >
> > > > Are any of the following equivalent:
> > > >
> > > > $Object = [wmiclass]"<namespace>:<class name>"
> > > >
> > > > - or -
> > > >
> > > > $object = ([wmiclass]"<namespace>:<class name>").CreateInstance
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > when I use the vbscript version of the code after I populate the required
> > > > paramters and execute the "Put_" method, additional properties are populated.
> > > > When I use either powershell command that I listed above nothing changes
> > > > after populating the parameters via the $object.PSBase.Item(<property name>)
> > > > syntax and calling $object.PSBase.Put() method.
> > > >
> > > > I am kinda new to WMI scripting and powershell in general so any information
> > > > that you can provide will be greatly appriciated
> > > >
> > > > TiA
> > > >
> > > > TimN
> > > >

>
>
> CreateInstance() works for me:
>
>
> $object = ([wmiclass]"Win32_Environment").CreateInstance()
> $object.UserName = [System.Environment]::UserName
> $object.Name = "TestVar"
> $object.VariableValue = "Test Environment Variable"
> $object.Put()
>
>
>
> --
> urkec