Query.vbs Syntax

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Query.Vbs [/S:server] [/N:namespace] [/P:property1[:width1] [/P:property2[:width2]]...] [/D:width] /FROM:class [/WHERE:criteria] [/SORT:A | D[:num] | N] [/O:outputfile] [/U:username] [/W:password] [/F]

Query.Vbs [/S:server] [/N:namespace] /FROM:class [/O:outputfile] [/U:username] [/W:password] [/P]

Where:

server

is a computer name.

namespace

is a namespace string.

property1, property2, à

are the properties to be retrieved.

width1, width2, à

are the widths of columns used to display values of the corresponding properties.

width

is the default width of each column. The default value is 15.

class

is the name of a WMI class.

criteria

is the criteria of the search.

A | D | N

sorts a column ascending, descending or does no sorting.

num

is the column number of the column to be sorted.

outputfile

is the output file name.

username and password

are the user name and password of the current user.

/P

lists the names of all properties of a process.

/F

uses flush output.