note 52681 added to ref.com

I found the lack of good online docs about how to access a windows environment very frustrating. I finally found something here: http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92358 but it's a php4 way. I cleaned up the code, added introspection for methods and voila. Thanks and credit to the original posters. <?php // php translation of asp script by Bill Wooten from // http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/082802-1.shtml function showServices($vComputerName, $vClass) { $objLocator = new COM("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator"); if($vComputerName == "") $objService = $objLocator->ConnectServer(); else $objService = $objLocator->ConnectServer($vComputerName); $objWEBM = $objService->Get($vClass); $objProp = $objWEBM->Properties_; $objMeth = $objWEBM->Methods_; foreach($objMeth as $methItem) echo "Method: " . $methItem->Name ."\r\n"; echo "\r\n"; $objWEBMCol = $objWEBM->Instances_(); foreach($objWEBMCol as $objItem) { echo "[" . $objItem->Name . "]\r\n"; foreach($objProp as $propItem) { $tmp = $propItem->Name; echo "$tmp: " . $objItem->$tmp . "\r\n"; } echo "\r\n"; } } // Test the function: showServices("", "Win32_Processor"); showServices("", "Win32_LogicalDisk"); ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.com.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+52681 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52681&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52681&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52681&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52681&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52681&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+52681&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php