Vbscript to close multiple processes

[Count430]

Hello all, I recently pulled a script to shut down a process, however when you achieve one thing more comes along.

I have the following lines of code which shut down a single process. Whenever I attempt to add more than one value to my select statement it wont shut down any processes.

Here is the code I'm using which was on the microsoft script site.


Set oWmi = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationlevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
query = "Select * from Win32_Process where name = 'notepad.exe'"
'query = "Select * from Win32_Process where name like Iexplore.exe"
Set wql = oWmi.execQuery(query)
For each item In wql
item.terminate()
next
Set wql = Nothing
Set owmi = Nothing


This code only works for a single process and it's becomming a hassle because Ive used Select to query more than one item in the past

 

[EBGreen]

Does this work?
'query = "Select * from Win32_Process where " _
& " name like 'Iexplore.exe'" _
& " OR name like 'Notepad.exe'"


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[Count430]

I tried these and they return the same errors, I think I may need to list the processes as constants and then try to group them together in an array.

From the array call the services to shutdown, this sounds like alogical approach, now the only thing to do is learn to create the array.

Wow I better throw on a pot of coffee...

thanks bunches, it's just strange how vbscript handles the select statement.

Next I'll look into the platform SDK to investigate further.

 

[PHV]

it's just strange how vbscript handles the select statement{/i]
FYI: the select statement isn't handle by VBScript, but by WMI.

 

[tsuji]

Hello Count430,

What is your OS? Like-statement is only available to xp and server 2003.

regards - tsuji

 

[Councilk]

That's interesting, I've been looking for the correct version of platform SDK in order to obtain the right syntax and methods.

I'll give it a try thanks.