Description
The WMI.CreateProcess method launches a new process on the computer specified by the WMI.ComputerName property and returns the identifier of the created process.
Declaration
Applies To
The method is applied to the following object:
Parameters
The method has the following parameter:
CommandLine
The command line to execute. It can include the fully qualified name of the application executable along with the necessary command-line arguments.
Result Value
The identifier (PID) of the created process.
Remarks
The WMI.CreateProcess method cannot be used to launch processes on a remote computer that interacts with the desktop. For example, if you use this method to launch Notepad remotely, the application will start but its window will not appear on screen, that is, it will be running in non-interactive mode. This is a WMI restriction due to security reasons.
The WMI.CreateProcess method returns immediately after having launched the specified process and does not wait for it to finish. To wait for a process to close, you can use the WMI.WaitForProcessExit method.
Example
The following example demonstrates how you can use the CreateProcess method to launch iexplore.exe on the target computer:
JavaScript, JScript
// ...
WMI.ComputerName = ".";
WMI.CreateProcess("C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe");
// ...
Python
# ...
WMI.ComputerName = "."
WMI.CreateProcess("C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe")
# ...
VBScript
' ...
WMI.ComputerName = "."
Call WMI.CreateProcess("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe")
' ...
DelphiScript
// ...
WMI.ComputerName := '.';
WMI.CreateProcess('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe');
// ...
C++Script, C#Script
// ...
WMI["ComputerName"] = ".";
WMI["CreateProcess"]("C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe");
// ...