Description
Use the WMI.GetServiceState method to learn the current state of a service running on the local or remote computer that is specified by the WMI.ComputerName property.
Declaration
Applies To
The method is applied to the following object:
Parameters
The method has the following parameter:
ServiceName
The service’s display name. For example, IIS Admin Service. This is the same value that is displayed in the Name column of the Administrative Tools | Services window and that is specified in the service’s Display name property. This parameter is case-insensitive.
Result Value
A string that specifies the service’s current state. Possible values are:
- Continue Pending
- Pause Pending
- Paused
- Running
- Start Pending
- Stop Pending
- Stopped
- Unknown
Example
The following example checks if the service current state is Stopped and, if so, restarts the computer.
JavaScript, JScript
// ...
if (WMI.GetServiceState("IIS Admin") == "Stopped")
WMI.RestartComputer();
// ...
Python
# ...
if (WMI.GetServiceState("IIS Admin") == "Stopped"):
WMI.RestartComputer()
# ...
VBScript
' ...
If WMI.GetServiceState("IIS Admin") = "Stopped" Then
WMI.RestartComputer
End If
' ...
DelphiScript
// ...
if WMI.GetServiceState('IIS Admin') = 'Stopped' then
WMI.RestartComputer;
// ...
C++Script, C#Script
// ...
if (WMI["GetServiceState"]("IIS Admin") == "Stopped")
WMI["RestartComputer"]();
// ...