WMIGen

Version 10.0.15.6

Use this program to generate Batch, C, C++, C#, Delphi, F#, Java, JScript, KiXtart, Lua, Object Pascal, (Open) Object Rexx, Perl, PHP, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, Tcl, VB .NET or VBScript code for menu selected WMI queries.

Interactive use:

• Select one of the available WMI namespaces from the "Namespace" dropdown (top right; default: root/CIMV2).
• Select one of the WMI classes that are available in the selected namespace, either by scrolling through the "Classes" listbox, or by typing (a part of) the class name in the "Search" field (top center).
• You can now optionally select properties and/or methods in the listboxes marked "Properties" and "Methods".
• Click the "Help online" button if you want to search Microsoft.com's website for help on the selected namespace/class and properties/methods; this will open a Google search page in your default browser.
• Select a scripting or programming language in the "Language" dropdown (bottom left; default: C#).
  Supported languages are Batch, C, C++, C#, Delphi, F#, Java, JScript, KiXtart, Lua, Object Pascal, Object Rexx, Perl 5, PHP, PowerShell 5 and 7, Python 2 and 3, Ruby, Tcl, VB .NET and VBScript.
• Click "Generate" to generate the WMI query for the selected namespace and class in the selected scripting or programming language, or click "Run" to run the query and generate a report on your own computer.

Command line switches:

License:

WMIGen requires a paid license for commercial use after an evaluation period; it is free for personal use.

Notes:

Unlike its HTA predecessor, WMIGen.exe does not require elevated privileges, but if running without them, some namespaces may be inaccessible.
So when running without elevated privileges, the program may take longer to initialize at startup, or when a new namespace is selected.
In that case, a dialog will pop up, explaining the performance issue, and prompting you to restart the program with elevated privileges.
You can use the /NOADMIN command line switch to suppress this dialog when running without elevated privileges.

You can also use the /DEFNS command line switch to speed up program load by providing only the default or specified namespace, instead of building a list of all available namespaces.

Switches /GENERATE and /RUN are mutually exclusive.

The selected selection mode (switch /SM or switches /PSM and /MSM) determines how you can select and deselect items in the Properties and Methods listboxes:

• selection mode "None" means no item can be selected
• selection mode "One" means only the last item clicked is selected
• selection mode "MultipleSimple" means you can click multiple items to toggle selection/deselection
• selection mode "MultipleExtended" means you can use Ctrl+click to toggle selection/deselection and Shift+click to add a range to the selection

Generated code for C and C++ won't display arrays, and error handling is not provided.

An optional configuration file can be used to change the program's default settings.
The configuration file's path and filename are identical to the program's, the extension is ".cfg".
A configuration file can be created using the "Save" button in the Settings window, or it can be typed directly in Notepad or any other plain text editor.

When the program is loaded, default settings are applied first.
Next, if a configuration file exists, it will be loaded and interpreted.
The command line will be interpreted after that.
In case of conflicts, command line settings will always prevail over configuration file settings.

The "Copy" and "Save" buttons' function depends on the context:

• in the main window, clicking "Copy" or "Save" exports the list of available namespaces (unless only the default namespace is used), followed by the list of classes available in the selected namespace, followed by the lists of properties and methods available for the selected class
• in the generated code window (opened after clicking "Generate"), clicking "Copy" or "Save" exports the generated code
• int the WQL query editor window (opened after clicking "Edit" in the generated code window), clicking "Save" saves the (WQL) query to be used in generating code and running the query on your own computer
• in the query result window (opened after clicking "Run"), clicking "Copy" or "Save" exports the query result
• in this help window, clicking "Copy" or "Save" exports this help text in RTF (Rich Text Format)
• in the settings window, clicking "Save" saves the settings to a configuration file

As of version 10.0.10 the .NET Framework 4.5 is required.

Credits:

This program is based on the Microsoft TechNet ScriptCenter article Scripting Eye for the GUI Guy, now renamed to A Scriptomatic You Can Call Your Own.

This program was created with the help of Windows' native WBEMTEST command and the Scripting Guys' Scriptomatic tool.

Language code samples:

• C code based on sample in Visual Studio 2008 by Oren Trutner
• C++ code based on sample provided by Microsoft, updated by Thierry Montané
• Java code based on NickDMax's JACOB sample on DreamInCode.net
• Lua code based on test_wmi.lua example that comes with the Lua for Windows installation package
• Object Pascal (Delphi) code based on sample WMI code from "The Road To Delphi"; adapted for, and tested in, Lazarus IDE
• Object Rexx code based on the Rexx script samples found at Microsoft's Script Repository; tested with Open Object Rexx
• PHP code based on samples by Benhenda Mohamed; PHP.INI modification by Vicente Herrera
• PowerShell code updated to PowerShell 7 by Thierry Montané
• Ruby code based on David Mullet's article Using Ruby & WMI to Get Win32 Process Information
• Tcl code based on samples in Tcl Programming for Windows by Ashok P. Nadkarni

Online Help search based on Google Search and completed with help from Search Engine Roundtable

Code to extract icon from Shell32.dll by Thomas Levesque

Code to follow hyperlinks in the Help text by Sam Meldrum