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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 SDK1.5 Readme File<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><spanstyle='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 orother 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><spanstyle='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><spanstyle='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><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Thisdocument provides the following information for the version 1.5 release of theWindows</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'><spanstyle='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><spanstyle='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><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>The usermay notice that the terms WMI (Windows</span></strong><strong><spanstyle='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) andWBEM (Web-Based Enterprise Management) are used in a mixed fashion throughoutthe SDK documentation, samples and applications.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">� </span>WMI is based on the concepts and technology of the WBEM industryinitiative 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'><spanstyle='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>-basedsystem implementation of WBEM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>For thepurpose of using this SDK, the user should treat these terms as more or lessinterchangeable (e.g., WMI CIM Studio and WBEM CIM Studio are one and the same application).<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Moving forward, all components associatedwith 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'><spanstyle='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>platforms will be renamed and referred to with the specific term �WMI� ratherthan 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><spanstyle='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><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>TheWMI 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'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Thefollowing 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><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>MicrosoftWindows</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'><spanstyle='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> NTversion 4.0<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>���������� </span>Service Pack 5 orhigher<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><a name=HardwareRequirements><strong><spanstyle='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>2.2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>HardwareRequirements<o:p></o:p></span></strong></a></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Minimumcomputer configurations exist and are based on the Microsoft operating systemused. For WMI SDK development purposes, it is recommended that a Win32developer have a computer that consists of at least:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>If youhave previously installed a version of the WMI SDK, it is recommended youremove it before installing this release.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'><spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">�� </span>To remove a previous WMI SDK:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:29.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo8;tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><![if !supportLists]><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>1.<spanstyle='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Removethe previous version using the Add/Remove Programs option from Control Panel orthrough the uninstall option found under the Start->WMI SDK menu.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:29.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo8;tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><![if !supportLists]><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>2.<spanstyle='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Afteruninstalling any previous WMI SDK, the Microsoft Internet Explorer cache mustbe flushed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>This can be done onInternet Explorer by deleting all files in �%SYSTEMROOT%\Downloaded ProgramFiles� directory.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Afterremoving the previous version of the WMI SDK, install the new release using theinstructions in section 4, Installation.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Toinstall the WMI SDK, run the Wmisdk.exe file and follow the prompts.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Membership in the Administrators group isrequired to install the WMI SDK.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>If youneed to reinstall the SDK, it is recommended you first remove the current SDKinstallation. See the instructions in section 3, Upgrade Information. Then, runthe Wmisdk.exe application.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>To usethe ActiveX components included in the WMI SDK, Microsoft Internet Explorerversion 5.0 or higher must be installed. This product can be downloaded at nocost 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=MsoBodyText style='tab-stops:.5in;layout-grid-mode:both'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:normal'>It should be noted that inprevious releases of the WMI SDK, on systems where Internet Information Server(IIS) is installed, the SDK installer would put the WMI tools in the�InetPub\wwwroot\WMI� folder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Theinstaller now places these files in the �Program Files\WMI\Applications� folderwhether or not IIS is installed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Nofiles will be placed in the �InetPub\wwwroot\WMI� folder.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Previous installations where files wereplaced in this folder will be upgraded such that previous versions of thesefiles are removed from �InetPub\wwwroot\WMI� and the new versions placed in�Program Files\WMI\Applications�.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>TheSCHEMA.TXT file contains information regarding the proper use and subclassingof the CIM and Win32 classes supported by the WMI SDK as proscribed byMicrosoft and the DMTF.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Please reviewthis information carefully and be sure you understand the limitations itdescribes before designing your own classes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">�</span>This file is installed in the License folder under the WMI SDKinstallation directory (typically, �%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\wbem�).<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='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 .5in'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Thefollowing Web browsers are supported by this version of the WMI SDK:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='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 .5in'><strong><u><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Operatingsystem</span></u></strong><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">��������������������������������� </span><u>Browsers<o:p></o:p></u></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>MicrosoftWindows</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'><spanstyle='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> NTversion 4.0<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>���������� </span>Internet Explorer5.0<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>MicrosoftWindows</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'><spanstyle='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> 2000<spanstyle='mso-tab-count:2'>������������� </span><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>��������� </span>InternetExplorer 5.0<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='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 .5in'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Othercombinations of operating systems and browsers not specified in the precedingtable may also work, but are not formally supported by this version of the WMISDK.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='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 .5in'><a name=NetworkCardRequired><strong><spanstyle='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>7. NETWORK CARD REQUIRED</span></strong></a><strong><spanstyle='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'><strong><spanstyle='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 .5in'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>WMI 1.5requires a network card to start CIMOM as an NT service.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>If a network card is not present, CIMOMcannot be started as an NT service and applications will be unable to retrieveWMI information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>In cases where a networkcard is not available, the CIMOM can be started as a standard executablemanually by running WINMGMT.EXE in the WMI home directory.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='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 .5in'><aname=RemoteAccesswithWindows9598><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>8. REMOTEACCESS WITH WINDOWS</span></strong></a><span style='mso-bookmark:RemoteAccesswithWindows9598'><strong><spanstyle='font-size:12.0pt;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></span><spanstyle='mso-bookmark:RemoteAccesswithWindows9598'><strong><spanstyle='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> 95/98</span></strong></span><strong><spanstyle='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'><strong><spanstyle='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 .5in'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>IfWindows</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'><spanstyle='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> 95 orWindows</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'><spanstyle='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>â</span></span></strong><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> 98users have problems with remote access over DCOM, make sure to set the registryvalue 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>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><a name=Security><strong><spanstyle='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>9. SECURITY</span></strong></a><strong><spanstyle='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'><strong><spanstyle='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 .5in'><strong><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Thisrelease has not had all possible security issues tested.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Do not rely on it for system security.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='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 .5in'><aname=WMIClientsAuthenticationEncryption></a><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>10.WMI CLIENTS LIMITATIONS USING AUTHENTICATION AND ENCRYPTION <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='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'><spanstyle='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 tobe authenticated or encrypted when calling into WMI by using standard DCOMprocedures (IClientSecurity).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>WMIScripting clients can achieve the same effect by setting the SWbemSecurityproperties on an object, or specifying the relevant security attributes in amoniker 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'><spanstyle='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'><spanstyle='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 requestedoperation is to be performed asynchronously, only the request is subject to thespecified security settings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Theasynchronous responses to the request will not be affected by the requestedsettings.<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'><spanstyle='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'><spanstyle='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 theresponses to IWbemServices.GetObjectAsync("MyBankBalance") useencryption; only the request is guaranteed to do this.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span></span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><spanstyle='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><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>11.DEBUG VERSION OF PROVIDER FRAMEWORK (FRAMEDYD)<o:p></o:p></span></strong></a></p>
<span style='mso-bookmark:DebugFramework'></span>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><spanstyle='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 WMISDK includes the debug version of the provider framework library (FRAMEDYD.LIB)and DLL (FRAMEDYD.DLL) to aid in debugging providers built upon theframework.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Among other checks, theframework verifies that the variable types being passed to framework functionsare valid for that particular function.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">�</span>In the release version of the framework library, as documented, if aninvalid type is passed to one of the CInstance Get or Set functions, thefunction will return a FALSE, indicating the operation was not performed.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>In the debug version, the behavior isexactly the same except that an ASSERT will also be raised to notify thedeveloper that an incorrect data type has been used before the function returnsFALSE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>This has been included to helpdevelopers identify subtle type bugs that may inadvertently get introduced intoprovider 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 theframework code, not in the release version (FRAMEDYN.LIB) as they intended asan 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 atable of the acceptable CIM types that can be passed to the various CInstanceGet and Set functions; passing types other than those specified to a functionwill result in the call failing to perform the requested action and, in thecase 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><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>12.USING THE NEW UNICODE PROVIDER FRAMEWORK</span></strong></a><strong><spanstyle='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><spanstyle='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 frameworkwas designed to support building providers that use and contain ANSIstrings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Wide character strings couldbe passed to the previous framework without problems, but internally they wouldstill be represented as ANSI strings and in general Unicode was notsupported.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Providers built withversions of the SDK <u>before</u> version 1.5 will not be compatible with theFRAMEDYN.DLL shipped with the version 1.5 WMI core components.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Older providers will have to be modifiedusing the information below and rebuilt in order to work with the version 1.5FRAMEDYN.DLL code.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Similarly, providersbuilt with version 1.5 of the framework will not work correctly on previousversions 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 corecomponents and SDK, however, the framework has moved to a Unicode-only model onall platforms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>We have compiled a listof suggested practices to follow that will aid in migrating your previous codeto 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 Unicodetransition, 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 lfo10;tab-stops:list 29.25pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><spanstyle='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 usedbefore, 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>Whendefining variables, use wide-character versions such as WCHAR, LPWSTR, LPCWSTR,etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Wide-character strings arerequired 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 lfo10;tab-stops:list 29.25pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><spanstyle='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 samesource code in both an ANSI and a Unicode environment.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>In the new framework, all frameworkproviders are required to use Unicode when dealing with the framework functionsso 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 lfo10;tab-stops:list 29.25pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><spanstyle='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 ANSIonly function with an ANSI string, you should first convert the CHString toANSI 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'><aname=RedistributionChanges><strong><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>13. REDISTRIBUTION CHANGES</span></strong></a><strong><spanstyle='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><spanstyle='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'><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>In order to ensure that when the WMI SDKActiveX controls are redistributed they are correctly and consistentlyinstalled on systems, the REDIST.TXT file has been updated.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Redistribution is now only allowed for theWBEMTOOL.CAB file which contains all the SDK ActiveX controls and their associatedDLL�s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>In addition, standard proceduresfor the controls and DLL�s are defined to make sure they are safely added orupgraded in environments where multiple products may be using them.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>A new redistributable utility,CabExtract.exe, has been added to the SDK to simplify extracting the controlsproperly from the CAB file.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText style='tab-stops:list 29.25pt .5in;layout-grid-mode:both'><spanstyle='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'><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>In addition, the MIB and MOF files thatsupport the WMI SNMP provider have been added to the list of items that can beredistributed.<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><spanstyle='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>14.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><spanstyle='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 theWMI 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:l4 level1 lfo12;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'>ows2000 systems, when building binary MOF files for use with WMI for WDM devicedrivers, the syntax check feature for these files in MOFCOMP.EXE and in the WMISDK MOF Compiler Wizard will not work because the file WMIMOFCK.EXE is notinstalled on the system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>This file isavailable in the Windows 2000 DDK distribution.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">� </span>Once the Windows 2000 DDK is installed, this file can be copiedfrom 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\WBEMdirectory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Once this is complete, bothMOFCOMP.EXE and the WMI SDK MOF Compiler Wizard should work as expected withregard to WMI for WDM binary MOF files.</span></strong><strong><spanstyle='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12;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 theyare hosted in Internet Explorer, most of the WMI SDK tools will automatically detectif an ActiveX control has been deleted and automatically extract the controlfrom the WBEMTOOL.CAB file.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>The WMIEvent Viewer tool is a standalone application, however, and does not supportthis functionality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>If, for example,the Namespace Picker control (wbemnspicker.ocx) is deleted from the system, WMIEvent Viewer will not extract this file from the CAB and will therefore fail towork properly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>To fix this sort ofproblem, simply run one of the Internet Explorer-based tools (e.g., WMI CIMStudio) once the missing files will be restored automatically.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>In general, however, this problem shouldrarely occur and only when a control is inadvertently deleted manually or by apoorly 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:l4 level1 lfo12;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'>Instrumentationissues � In some cases, particular WMI properties and methods return correctresults but the behavior may not be what the user expects.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>The following list is the set of propertiesand methods that are known to exhibit such behavior:</span></strong><strong><spanstyle='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12;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.<spanstyle='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><i><spanstyle='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>Win32_NetworkLoginProfile.BadPasswordCount</span></i></strong><strong><spanstyle='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'> � Depending upon the network configuration, this propertycan return a count that is twice the number of login attempts that havefailed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>This can occur in situationswhere both Kerberos and NTLM authentication are enabled.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>If the login fails to be authenticated byKerberos, the system will try NTLM authentication next.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>For each of these failures, the count of badlogin attempts will be incremented even though to the user it appears they onlyattempted to log in once.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>TheWin32_NetworkLoginProfile.BadPasswordCount property is only reporting what theunderlying 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:l4 level2 lfo12;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'>2.<spanstyle='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><i><spanstyle='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal'>CIM_DataFile</span></i></strong><strong><spanstyle='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 afterthe system has been booted and already used the floppy, enumerating the CIM_DataFileclass may cause error messages to be displayed by the operating system askingthe user to check the floppy drive and ensure it is ready.<spanstyle="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>This is caused by the laptop hardware notindicating to the operating system that the floppy drive has been removed,which is normally expected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>This hasbeen known to occur on Toshiba Tecra 8000 laptop systems.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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