From: x1 <caldridge@...>
Date: 2005-12-07T12:07:02+09:00
Subject: In need of help. Win32Ole objWMIService.Create?

objWMIService.Create takes a parameter which is set to the pid of a
given process..



IE:

------start_process.vbs-----
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\cimv2:Win32_Process")
Error = objWMIService.Create("cmd /c exit 10", null, null, pid)
Wscript.Echo pid
------/start_process.vbs-----



While trying to incorporate this within ruby, I ended up with
something of the like:

------start_process.rb---------
require 'win32ole'
pid = nil
objWMIService = WIN32OLE.connect("winmgmts:\\\\.\\root\\cimv2:Win32_Process")
error = objWMIService.Create("notepad", nil, nil, pid)
puts pid # nil
------/start_process.rb---------

How can I set a variable equal to the pid value just as the vb script does?

I did find an object in ObjectSpace that has the "notepad" command and
 displays the PID:

ObjectSpace.each_object(Array) { |x|
            p x if x[0] == "notepad"
}

["notepad", nil, nil, nil]
["notepad", -2147352572, -2147352572, 268]
=> 1363
irb(main):008:0>

Any ideas?