Add WMI Data to an Event Log Entry

Description
Writes an event that includes additional information such as user name and the amount of free disk space on the computer.

Supported Platforms

Script Code

Const EVENT_FAILED = 2

Set objShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set objNetwork = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Network")
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colDiskDrives = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from win32_perfformatteddata_perfdisk_logicaldisk")

For Each objDisk in colDiskDrives
    strDriveSpace = objDisk.Name & " " & objDisk.FreeMegabytes _
        & VbCrLf
Next

strEventDescription = "Payroll application could not be installed on " _ 
    & objNetwork.UserDomain & "\" & objNetwork.ComputerName _ 
        & " by user " & objNetwork.UserName & _
            ". Free space on each drive is: " & strDriveSpace
objShell.LogEvent EVENT_FAILED, strEventDescription
	

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