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05-23-2008

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Shay Levi

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Re: how to determine if wmi namespace exists

You can get all the classes with the -list parameter and filter the one you
want with where:

if(get-wmiobject -list | where { $.name -eq "<className>"}){
"class exist"
}

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	> Hi, > > Is there a way to determine if a wmi namespace exists with > get-wmiobject? I want to see if it exists before I query it, > otherwise I get an error message. > > Thanks in advance, >

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