Vista - Newbie: WMI and Powershell

I am running the following command from the powershell command line:

PS C:\Users\jpoling> Get-Content c:\scripts\servers.txt | Foreach-Object
{Get-Wmiobject -credential $admin -computername $_ -query "SELECT CSName,
Caption, CSDVersion from win32_operatingsystem"}|out-file c:\temp\test.txt

PArt of the output includes the following:

__GENUS : 2
__CLASS : Win32_OperatingSystem
__SUPERCLASS :
__DYNASTY :
__RELPATH :
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 3
__DERIVATION : {}
__SERVER :
__NAMESPACE :
__PATH :

Is there a way to structure the WMI query so that i do not get the above,
but only the three properties I want?

Any advice for a rookie is greatly appreciated.

jeff

Perhaps this

:\Users\jpoling> Get-Content c:\scripts\servers.txt | Foreach-Object {Get-Wmiobject
-credential $admin -computername $_ -query "SELECT * from win32_operatingsystem"}
| Select CSName,Caption,CSDVersion | out-file c:\temp\test.txt


Brandon Shell
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Blog: http://www.bsonposh.com/
PSH Scripts Project: www.codeplex.com/psobject

J> I am running the following command from the powershell command line:
J>
J> PS C:\Users\jpoling> Get-Content c:\scripts\servers.txt |
J> Foreach-Object {Get-Wmiobject -credential $admin -computername $_
J> -query "SELECT CSName, Caption, CSDVersion from
J> win32_operatingsystem"}|out-file c:\temp\test.txt
J>
J> PArt of the output includes the following:
J>
J> __GENUS : 2
J> __CLASS : Win32_OperatingSystem
J> __SUPERCLASS :
J> __DYNASTY :
J> __RELPATH :
J> __PROPERTY_COUNT : 3
J> __DERIVATION : {}
J> __SERVER :
J> __NAMESPACE :
J> __PATH :
J> Is there a way to structure the WMI query so that i do not get the
J> above, but only the three properties I want?
J>
J> Any advice for a rookie is greatly appreciated.
J>
J> jeff
J>

> :\Users\jpoling> Get-Content c:\scripts\servers.txt | Foreach-ObjectThank you! That did exactly what I wanted

Jeff

Im glad it helped.

For more info on Select-object
PS> Get-Help Select-Object -full


I should note, Select-object does change the type of the object so its not
always the answer.

Brandon Shell
---------------
Blog: http://www.bsonposh.com/
PSH Scripts Project: www.codeplex.com/psobject
J> Thank you! That did exactly what I wanted
J>
J> Jeff
J>

On Oct 11, 11:34 pm, "Jeff" <jeffpol...@xxxxxx> wrote:Hey Jeff,
Try this one. I use Select-Object to grab just the properties i want.

Get-Content c:\scripts\servers.txt | Foreach-Object{Get-Wmiobject -
credential $admin -computername $_ -query {SELECT * from
win32_operatingsystem} | select-object CSName,Caption,CSDersion} | out-
file c:\temp\test.txt


Regards,
Kuma

> Hey Jeff,Thanks! Brandon suggested the same method and it works very well in my case.
I appreciate the advice!

Jeff