Microsoft® Windows® Scripting with WMI: Self-Paced Learning Guide

184 Part IV: Classes

On Your Own

Lab 19 Working with the Win32_Product Class

In this lab, you will use the Win32_Product class to obtain a list of applications installed on a

computer. You will also use the class to obtain installation directory information about the

products.

1. Open the ConnectServerTemplate.vbs file in the La

b 19 directory, and save it as

StudentLab19.vbs.

2. For now, all the va

riables are declared. You simply need to modify the wmiQuery so that

it points to Win32_Product. You are not using the ExecQuery method, so you want only

the ClassName held here. The line will look like the following:

wmiQuery = "win32_Product"

3. Instead of using the ExecQuery method, use the InstancesOf method. Modify the set

colItems = objWMI ...