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<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><br> <strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Microsoft WMI SDK 1.5 Readme File<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>December 1999<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>This document provides late-breaking or other information that supplements the Microsoft WMI SDK documentation.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>CONTENTS</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .55in'><a name=Introduction><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana; font-weight:normal'>1. INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p></span></strong></a></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .55in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>This document provides the following information for the version 1.5 release of the Windows</span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana; mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> Management Instrumentation (WMI) Software Development Kit (SDK):<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>The user may notice that the terms WMI (Windows</span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana; mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol; font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> Management Instrumentation) and WBEM (Web-Based Enterprise Management) are used in a mixed fashion throughout the SDK documentation, samples and applications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>WMI is based on the concepts and technology of the WBEM industry initiative and is the Windows</span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>-based system implementation of WBEM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>For the purpose of using this SDK, the user should treat these terms as more or less interchangeable (e.g., WMI CIM Studio and WBEM CIM Studio are one and the same application).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Moving forward, all components associated with WMI on Windows</span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana; mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol; font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> platforms will be renamed and referred to with the specific term �WMI� rather than the more generic �WBEM�.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><a name=SystemRequirements><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana; font-weight:normal'>2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS<o:p></o:p></span></strong></a></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>The WMI SDK 1.5 release requires the following minimum configurations.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><a name=OperatingSystemRequirements><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>2.1 Operating System Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></strong></a></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>The following operating systems are supported in this release of the WMI SDK.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><u><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Operating system</span></u></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-tab-count:4'>��������������������������������� </span><u>Required</u><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Microsoft Windows</span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana; mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> NT version 4.0<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>���������� </span>Service Pack 5 or higher<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Microsoft Windows</span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana; mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> 2000<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><a name=HardwareRequirements><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana; font-weight:normal'>2.2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Hardware Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></strong></a></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Minimum computer configurations exist and are based on the Microsoft operating system used. For WMI SDK development purposes, it is recommended that a Win32 developer have a computer that consists of at least:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'>�<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Pentium</span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana; mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol; font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>-class or Alpha (NT version 4.0 only) processor <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'>�<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>40 MB of available hard disk space<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><a name=SchemaFile><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana; font-weight:normal'>3. SCHEMA.TXT FILE<o:p></o:p></span></strong></a></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>The SCHEMA.TXT file contains information regarding the proper use and subclassing of the CIM and Win32 classes supported by the WMI SDK as proscribed by Microsoft and the DMTF.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Please review this information carefully and be sure you understand the limitations it describes before designing your own classes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>This file is installed in the WMI SDK home directory.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>The following Web browsers are supported by this version of the WMI SDK:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Microsoft Windows</span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana; mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> NT version 4.0<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>���������� </span>Internet Explorer 5.0<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Microsoft Windows</span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana; mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> 2000<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>��� </span><span style='mso-tab-count:2'>������������������ </span>Internet Explorer 5.0<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Other combinations of operating systems and browsers not specified in the preceding table may also work, but are not formally supported by this version of the WMI SDK.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>This product can be downloaded at no cost from the Microsoft Web site at <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/ie">http://www.microsoft.com/ie</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><a name=NetworkCardRequired><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana; font-weight:normal'>5. NETWORK CARD REQUIRED</span></strong></a><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana; font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>WMI 1.5 requires a network card to start CIMOM as an NT service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>If a network card is not present, CIMOM cannot be started as an NT service and applications will be unable to retrieve WMI information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>In cases where a network card is not available, the CIMOM can be started as a standard executable manually by running WINMGMT.EXE in the WMI home directory.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>If Windows</span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana; mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> 95 or Windows</span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana; mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> 98 users have problems with remote access over DCOM, make sure to set the registry value in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OLE\EnableRemoteConnect to "Y". You must restart the system for the change to take effect.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>������� </span></span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana; font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><a name=WMIClientsAuthenticationEncryption></a><strong><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>7. WMI CLIENT LIMITATIONS USING AUTHENTICATION AND ENCRYPTION <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in 8.5in 9.0in 9.5in 10.0in 10.5in 11.0in 11.5in 12.0in 12.5in 13.0in 13.5in 14.0in 14.5in 15.0in 15.5in 16.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana; layout-grid-mode:line'>WMI clients can specify that they require operations to be authenticated or encrypted when calling into WMI by using standard DCOM procedures (IClientSecurity). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">�</span>WMI Scripting clients can achieve the same effect by setting the SWbemSecurity properties on an object, or specifying the relevant security attributes in a moniker string.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in 8.5in 9.0in 9.5in 10.0in 10.5in 11.0in 11.5in 12.0in 12.5in 13.0in 13.5in 14.0in 14.5in 15.0in 15.5in 16.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana; layout-grid-mode:line'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in 8.5in 9.0in 9.5in 10.0in 10.5in 11.0in 11.5in 12.0in 12.5in 13.0in 13.5in 14.0in 14.5in 15.0in 15.5in 16.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana; layout-grid-mode:line'>In both cases, clients should be aware that when the requested operation is to be performed asynchronously, only the request is subject to the specified security settings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>The asynchronous responses to the request will not be affected by the requested settings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in 8.5in 9.0in 9.5in 10.0in 10.5in 11.0in 11.5in 12.0in 12.5in 13.0in 13.5in 14.0in 14.5in 15.0in 15.5in 16.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana; layout-grid-mode:line'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in 8.5in 9.0in 9.5in 10.0in 10.5in 11.0in 11.5in 12.0in 12.5in 13.0in 13.5in 14.0in 14.5in 15.0in 15.5in 16.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana; layout-grid-mode:line'>For example one can specify that IWbemServices.GetObject("MyBankBalance") and its response uses encryption over the wire, but one cannot specify that the responses to IWbemServices.GetObjectAsync("MyBankBalance") use encryption; only the request is guaranteed to do this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span></span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:green;layout-grid-mode:line'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;layout-grid-mode:line'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><a name=DebugFramework><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>8. DEBUG VERSION OF PROVIDER FRAMEWORK (FRAMEDYD)<o:p></o:p></span></strong></a></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;layout-grid-mode:line'>The WMI SDK includes the debug version of the provider framework library (FRAMEDYD.LIB) and DLL (FRAMEDYD.DLL) to aid in debugging providers built upon the framework.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Among other checks, the framework verifies that the variable types being passed to framework functions are valid for that particular function.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>In the release version of the framework library, as documented, if an invalid type is passed to one of the CInstance Get or Set functions, the function will return a FALSE, indicating the operation was not performed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>In the debug version, the behavior is exactly the same except that an ASSERT will also be raised to notify the developer that an incorrect data type has been used before the function returns FALSE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>This has been included to help developers identify subtle type bugs that may inadvertently get introduced into provider code during the development process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Note that these ASSERT�s will only be raised in the debug version of the framework code, not in the release version (FRAMEDYN.LIB) as they intended as an aid to developers only.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;layout-grid-mode:line'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;layout-grid-mode:line'>Below is a table of the acceptable CIM types that can be passed to the various CInstance Get and Set functions; passing types other than those specified to a function will result in the call failing to perform the requested action and, in the case of the debug framework library, and an ASSERT being raised.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;layout-grid-mode:line'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse; border:none;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td width=156 rowspan=2 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext 2.25pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'>CIM Data Type<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=285 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:214.05pt;border-top:solid windowtext 2.25pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 2.25pt; mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Verdana'>CInstance <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 2.25pt; mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Get Functions<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 2.25pt;border-right:solid windowtext 2.25pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Set Functions<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=156 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>string<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 2.25pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetCHString<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetWCHAR<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetCharSplat<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 2.25pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetCHString<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetWCHAR<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetCharSplat<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=156 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>sint8<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=156 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>uint8<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetByte<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetByte<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=156 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>sint16<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetWBEMINT16<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetWBEMINT16<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=156 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>uint16<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetWORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetDWORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetWORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetDWORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=156 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>sint32<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetWORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetDWORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetWORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetDWORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=156 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>uint32<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetWORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetDWORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetWORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetDWORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=156 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>sint64<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetCHString<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetWCHAR<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetWBEMINT64<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetCHString<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetWCHAR<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetWBEMINT64<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=156 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>uint64<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetCHString<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetWCHAR<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetWBEMINT64<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetCHString<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetWCHAR<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetWBEMINT64<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=156 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>real32<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=156 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>real64<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetCHString<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetDOUBLE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetCHString<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetDOUBLE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=156 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>char16<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=156 valign=top style='width:116.7pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>datetime<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetCHString<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetDateTime<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetWCHAR<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>GetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=142 valign=top style='width:106.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetCHString<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetDateTime<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetWCHAR<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>SetVariant<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><a name=UnicodeFramework><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>9. USING THE NEW UNICODE PROVIDER FRAMEWORK</span></strong></a><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>The previous WMI SDK provider framework was designed to support building providers that use and contain ANSI strings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Wide character strings could be passed to the previous framework without problems, but internally they would still be represented as ANSI strings and in general Unicode was not supported.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Providers built with versions of the SDK <u>before</u> version 1.5 will not be compatible with the FRAMEDYN.DLL shipped with the version 1.5 WMI core components.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Older providers will have to be modified using the information below and rebuilt in order to work with the version 1.5 FRAMEDYN.DLL code.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Similarly, providers built with version 1.5 of the framework will not work correctly on previous versions of the core components.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>With this release of the WMI core components and SDK, however, the framework has moved to a Unicode-only model on all platforms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>We have compiled a list of suggested practices to follow that will aid in migrating your previous code to the new Unicode framework model.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>In order to simplify the Unicode transition, the following "best practices" are suggested:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:19.0pt;text-indent:-19.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8; tab-stops:list 29.25pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>�<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Wherever CHString's were used before, supply a wide-character version instead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Where strings are directly specified (e.g., "Hello"), precede them with an "L" to define them as wide-character strings (e.g., L"Hello" ).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>When defining variables, use wide-character versions such as WCHAR, LPWSTR, LPCWSTR, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Wide-character strings are required for all CHStrings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:19.0pt;text-indent:-19.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8; tab-stops:list 29.25pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>�<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Do not use the TSTR string definitions (_T, LPTSTR, etc.) as these are intended for use when supporting the same source code in both an ANSI and a Unicode environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>In the new framework, all framework providers are required to use Unicode when dealing with the framework functions so this mixed model does not really apply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:19.0pt;text-indent:-19.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8; tab-stops:list 29.25pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>�<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>If you need to provide an ANSI only function with an ANSI string, you should first convert the CHString to ANSI using a function like bstr_t().<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><a name=RedistributionChanges><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>10. REDISTRIBUTION CHANGES</span></strong></a><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt .5in;layout-grid-mode:both'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>In order to ensure that when the WMI SDK ActiveX controls are redistributed they are correctly and consistently installed on systems, the REDIST.TXT file has been updated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Redistribution is now only allowed for the WBEMTOOL.CAB file which contains all the SDK ActiveX controls and their associated DLL�s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>In addition, standard procedures for the controls and DLL�s are defined to make sure they are safely added or upgraded in environments where multiple products may be using them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>A new redistributable utility, CabExtract.exe, has been added to the SDK to simplify extracting the controls properly from the CAB file.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt .5in;layout-grid-mode:both'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt .5in;layout-grid-mode:both'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>In addition, the MIB and MOF files that support the WMI SNMP provider have been added to the list of items that can be redistributed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><span style='font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><a name=KnownIssues><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>11. KNOWN ISSUES</span></strong></a><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><span style='font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>These are items known to be issues in the WMI SDK and suggested workarounds:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo10; tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><strong><span style='font-family: Symbol;font-weight:normal'>�<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></strong><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>On Wind</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>ows 2000 systems, when building binary MOF files for use with WMI for WDM device drivers, the syntax check feature for these files in MOFCOMP.EXE and in the WMI SDK MOF Compiler Wizard will not work because the file WMIMOFCK.EXE is not installed on the system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>This file is available in the Windows 2000 DDK distribution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Once the Windows 2000 DDK is installed, this file can be copied from the \NTDDK\BIN directory to the </span><strong><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>%SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\WBEM directory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Once this is complete, both MOFCOMP.EXE and the WMI SDK MOF Compiler Wizard should work as expected with regard to WMI for WDM binary MOF files.</span></strong><strong><span style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo10; tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><strong><span style='font-family: Symbol;font-weight:normal'>�<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Because they are hosted in Internet Explorer, most of the WMI SDK tools will automatically detect if an ActiveX control has been deleted and automatically extract the control from the WBEMTOOL.CAB file.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>The WMI Event Viewer tool is a standalone application, however, and does not support this functionality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>If, for example, the Namespace Picker control (wbemnspicker.ocx) is deleted from the system, WMI Event Viewer will not extract this file from the CAB and will therefore fail to work properly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>To fix this sort of problem, simply run one of the Internet Explorer-based tools (e.g., WMI CIM Studio) once the missing files will be restored automatically.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>In general, however, this problem should rarely occur and only when a control is inadvertently deleted manually or by a poorly written application.</span></strong><strong><span style='font-weight: normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo10; tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><strong><span style='font-family: Symbol;font-weight:normal'>�<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Instrumentation issues � In some cases, particular WMI properties and methods return correct results but the behavior may not be what the user expects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>The following list is the set of properties and methods that are known to exhibit such behavior:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo10; tab-stops:list 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana; font-weight:normal'>Win32_NetworkLoginProfile.BadPasswordCount</span></i></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana; font-weight:normal'> � Depending upon the network configuration, this property can return a count that is twice the number of login attempts that have failed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>This can occur in situations where both Kerberos and NTLM authentication are enabled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>If the login fails to be authenticated by Kerberos, the system will try NTLM authentication next.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>For each of these failures, the count of bad login attempts will be incremented even though to the user it appears they only attempted to log in once.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>The Win32_NetworkLoginProfile.BadPasswordCount property is only reporting what the underlying API indicates is the correct value of failed login attempts.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo10; tab-stops:list 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><strong><span style='font-weight: normal'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>CIM_DataFile</span></i></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana; font-weight:normal'> � On some laptops, if the floppy drive is removed after the system has been booted and already used the floppy, enumerating the CIM_DataFile class may cause error messages to be displayed by the operating system asking the user to check the floppy drive and ensure it is ready.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>This is caused by the laptop hardware not indicating to the operating system that the floppy drive has been removed, which is normally expected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>This has been known to occur on Toshiba Tecra 8000 laptop systems.</span></strong><strong><span style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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