A WMI registry call through VBScript using the StdRegProv class with no architecture specified (GetStringValue)

5/31/2014 - 6:46 PM

A WMI registry call through VBScript using the StdRegProv class with no architecture specified (GetStringValue)

Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002, HKLM = &H80000002

WScript.Echo GetDWordValue (".", HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\Altiris\Client Service", "UserInfoInterval", 32)
WScript.Echo GetDWordValue (".", HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\Altiris\Client Service", "UserInfoInterval", 64)

Function GetDWordValue (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal SubKeyName, ByVal ValueName, ByVal Architecture)
    Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
    Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", Architecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("GetDWORDValue").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = SubKeyName
    oInParams.sValueName = ValueName
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("GetDWORDValue", oInParams, , oCtx)
    GetDWordValue = oOutParams.uValue
End Function

arch_wmi_conn_getstringvalue.vbs

Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002, HKLM = &H80000002

WScript.Echo GetStringValue (".", HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\Altiris\Client Service", "InstallDir", 32)
WScript.Echo GetStringValue (".", HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\Altiris\Client Service", "InstallDir", 64)

Function GetStringValue (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal SubKeyName, ByVal ValueName, ByVal Architecture)
    Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
    Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", Architecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("GetStringValue").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = SubKeyName
    oInParams.sValueName = ValueName
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("GetStringValue", oInParams, , oCtx)
    GetStringValue = oOutParams.sValue
End Function

arch_wmi_conn_setdwordvalue.vbs

Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002, HKLM = &H80000002

WScript.Echo SetStringValue (".", HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\Altiris\Client Service", "InstallDir", 0, 32)
WScript.Echo SetStringValue (".", HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\Altiris\Client Service", "InstallDir", 0, 64)

Function SetDWordValue (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal SubKeyName, ByVal ValueName, ByVal Value, ByVal Architecture)
    Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
    Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", Architecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("SetDWordValue").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = SubKeyName
    oInParams.sValueName = ValueName
    oInParams.uValue = Value
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("SetDWordValue", oInParams, , oCtx)
    SetDWordValue = oOutParams.ReturnValue
End Function

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Function KeyExists(ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal sSubKeyName, ByVal ProviderArchitecture)
	Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
	Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", ProviderArchitecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("EnumKey").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("EnumKey", oInParams, , oCtx)
    If oOutParams.ReturnValue = 0 Then
    	KeyExists = 1
    Else
    	KeyExists = 0
    End If
End Function
 
Function KeyEmpty(ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal sSubKeyName, ByVal ProviderArchitecture)
	Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
	Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", ProviderArchitecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")

    Dim subitemCount: subitemCount = 0
    Dim sValueName: sValueName = ""
    Dim oInParams, oOutParams

    ' EnumKey (no subkeys)
    Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("EnumKey").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("EnumKey", oInParams, , oCtx)
    If oOutParams.ReturnValue = 0 Then
        If Not IsNull(oOutParams.sNames) Then
    	    subitemCount = subitemCount + UBound(oOutParams.sNames) + 1
        End If
    End If

    ' EnumValues (no values)
    Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("EnumValues").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("EnumValues", oInParams, , oCtx)
    If oOutParams.ReturnValue = 0 Then
        If Not IsNull(oOutParams.sNames) Then
    	    subitemCount = subitemCount + UBound(oOutParams.sNames) + 1
        End If
    End If

    ' GetStringValue (no default value)
    Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("GetStringValue").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    oInParams.sValueName = sValueName
    Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("GetStringValue", oInParams, , oCtx)
    If oOutParams.ReturnValue = 0 Then
        If Not IsNull(oOutParams.sValue) Then
    	    subitemCount = subitemCount + 1
        End If
    End If

    if subitemCount = 0 Then
        KeyEmpty = 1
    Else
        KeyEmpty = 0
    End If

End Function
 
Function GetDWordValue (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal sSubKeyName, ByVal sValueName, ByVal ProviderArchitecture)
	Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
	Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", ProviderArchitecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("GetDWORDValue").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    oInParams.sValueName = sValueName
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("GetDWORDValue", oInParams, , oCtx)
    If oOutParams.ReturnValue = 0 Then GetDWordValue = oOutParams.uValue
End Function
 
Function GetStringValue (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal sSubKeyName, ByVal sValueName, ByVal ProviderArchitecture)
	Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
	Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", ProviderArchitecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("GetStringValue").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    oInParams.sValueName = sValueName
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("GetStringValue", oInParams, , oCtx)
    If oOutParams.ReturnValue = 0 Then GetStringValue = oOutParams.sValue
End Function
 
Function SetDWordValue (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal sSubKeyName, ByVal sValueName, ByVal uValue, ByVal ProviderArchitecture)
    Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
    Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", ProviderArchitecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("SetDWordValue").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    oInParams.sValueName = sValueName
    oInParams.uValue = uValue
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("SetDWordValue", oInParams, , oCtx)
    SetDWordValue = oOutParams.ReturnValue
End Function 
 
Function SetStringValue (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal sSubKeyName, ByVal sValueName, ByVal sValue, ByVal ProviderArchitecture)
    Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
    Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", ProviderArchitecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("SetStringValue").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    oInParams.sValueName = sValueName
    oInParams.sValue = sValue
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("SetStringValue", oInParams, , oCtx)
    SetStringValue = oOutParams.ReturnValue
End Function
 
Function SetMultiStringValue (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal sSubKeyName, ByVal sValueName, ByVal sValue, ByVal ProviderArchitecture)
    Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
    Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", ProviderArchitecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("SetMultiStringValue").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    oInParams.sValueName = sValueName
    oInParams.sValue = sValue
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("SetMultiStringValue", oInParams, , oCtx)
    SetMultiStringValue = oOutParams.ReturnValue
End Function 
 
Function CreateKey (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal sSubKeyName, ByVal ProviderArchitecture)
    Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
    Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", ProviderArchitecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("CreateKey").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("CreateKey", oInParams, , oCtx)
    CreateKey = oOutParams.ReturnValue
End Function
 
Function DeleteValue (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal sSubKeyName, ByVal sValueName, ByVal ProviderArchitecture)
	Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
	Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", ProviderArchitecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("DeleteValue").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    oInParams.sValueName = sValueName
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("DeleteValue", oInParams, , oCtx)
    DeleteValue = oOutParams.ReturnValue
End Function
 
Function DeleteKey (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal sSubKeyName, ByVal ProviderArchitecture)
	Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
	Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", ProviderArchitecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("DeleteKey").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("DeleteKey", oInParams, , oCtx)
    DeleteKey = oOutParams.ReturnValue
End Function
 
Function EnumValues (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal sSubKeyName, ByVal ProviderArchitecture)
	Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
	Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", ProviderArchitecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("EnumValues").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("EnumValues", oInParams, , oCtx)
    If oOutParams.ReturnValue = 0 Then Set EnumValues = oOutParams
End Function
 
Function EnumKey (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal sSubKeyName, ByVal ProviderArchitecture)
	Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
	Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", ProviderArchitecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("EnumKey").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("EnumKey", oInParams, , oCtx)
    If oOutParams.ReturnValue = 0 Then Set EnumValues = oOutParams
End Function
 
Function GetMultiStringValue (ByVal Resource, ByVal hDefKey, ByVal sSubKeyName, ByVal sValueName, ByVal ProviderArchitecture)
	Const wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy = 6
	Const wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate = 3
    Dim oCtx: Set oCtx = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
    oCtx.Add "__ProviderArchitecture", ProviderArchitecture
    oCtx.Add "__RequiredArchitecture", True
    Dim oLocator: Set oLocator = CreateObject("Wbemscripting.SWbemLocator")
    oLocator.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate
    oLocator.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = wbemAuthenticationLevelPktPrivacy
    Dim oReg: Set oReg = oLocator.ConnectServer(Resource, "root\default", "", "", , , , oCtx).Get("StdRegProv")
    Dim oInParams: Set oInParams = oReg.Methods_("GetMultiStringValue").InParameters
    oInParams.hDefKey = hDefKey
    oInParams.sSubKeyName = sSubKeyName
    oInParams.sValueName = sValueName
    Dim oOutParams: Set oOutParams = oReg.ExecMethod_("GetMultiStringValue", oInParams, , oCtx)
    If oOutParams.ReturnValue = 0 Then GetMultiStringValue = oOutParams.sValue
End Function

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A WMI registry call through VBScript using the StdRegProv class with no architecture specified (GetStringValue)