Win32::OLE(0.1603) error 0x800401e4: "Invalid syntax" after character 0 in "WinMgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!//" #### sub checkProcessExists { my $newPid = $$; // Get Process id my $file; //old Process id is stored in this file my ($flag, $oldPid); unless (open (PRID, $file)) { $flag = 0; } else { $oldPid = ; chomp ($oldPid); close (PRID); $flag = 1; } if ($flag) { my $CLASS = 'WinMgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!//'; my $WMI = Win32::OLE->GetObject( $CLASS ) or print ("OLE, GetObject error: " . Win32::OLE->LastError()); my $pid; foreach my $proc (in $WMI->InstancesOf('Win32_Process')){ $pid = $proc->{ProcessId}; if ($pid == $oldPid) { $flag = 1; last; } else { $flag = 0; } } } if (!$flag) { unless (open (PRID, ">$file")) { print ("Unable to open $file"); exit(); } else { print PRID $newPid; close (PRID); } } else { print ("$name (PID: $oldPid) is still running. Try again later"); } return $flag; }