Re^2: Setting a WMI value using Perl Win32::OLE

First, thanks for nudging me to check the error OLE codes/messages that will be useful even if it doesn't solve my current problem. (I also discovered that enabling the Option: Warn => 2 calls Carp::carp for each error:

  Win32::OLE->Option(Warn => 2);
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Second, no error (0 return) is returned for the Assignment, the LetProperty, or (I added a) SetProperty.

The Put, SetInfo, and Quit (which I also added) all return:

Win32::OLE(0.1709) error 0x80020003: "Member not found"
    in METHOD/PROPERTYGET "" at D:\dev\ch\srp2.pl line 27
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So it seems the setting of the property is accepted, but it never gets updated at the actual data store. ADSI usually requires the "SetInfo" in VBS which is the reason I (semi-randomly) tried adding that. Put is mentioned in the Win32::OLE docs, and Quit was alluded to as if it might finish a 'transaction'.

I have of course tried each separately.

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Re^3: Setting a WMI value using Perl Win32::OLE by Anonymous Monk on Jul 10, 2011 at 20:29 UTC
It seems to me you're missing something impersonationLevel or the right version of OS or something like that How to set pagefile? - MSFN Forum Win32_PageFileSetting in Vista - Sysinternals Forums - Page 1 Win32_PageFileSetting Class (Windows) Executing Privileged Operations (Windows) Executing Privileged Operations Using VBScript (Windows) Privilege Constants (Windows)	[reply]
Re^3: SOLVED Put_ UNDERSCORE: Setting a WMI value using Perl Win32::OLE by HerbM (Novice) on Jul 10, 2011 at 22:57 UTC
Turns out that Put_() has an UNDERSCORE even though the Win32::OLE docs (vaguely) give this as merely "Put()" -- use the underscore and it works. `my ($init, $max) = (256, 301); for (in($PageFiles)) { showProperties($_); $_->{InitialSize} = $init; $_->{MaximumSize} = $max; $_->LetProperty('InitialSize', $init); $_->LetProperty('MaximumSize', $max); $_->SetProperty(InitialSize => $init); $_->SetProperty(MaximumSize => $max); $_->Put_() # with UNDERSCORE in method name and print "3 Put_: " . Win32::OLE->LastError . "\n\n"; last; # just change 1st one }` [download] Another thread here indicated the "Exec Query" SQL like interface is READ ONLY and offered the getting "instances `#my $PageFiles = $wmiService->ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_PageFileS +etting"); my $PageFiles = $wmiService->InstancesOf("Win32_PageFileSetting");` [download] But that had nothing to do with my problem -- both methods work as long as you use the proper Put_ (with underscore) method. All 3 setting methods (hash assign, Let, and Set) seem to work fine even though not sure the differences if any.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: SOLVED Put_ UNDERSCORE: Setting a WMI value using Perl Win32::OLE by Anonymous Monk on Jul 11, 2011 at 04:19 UTC
Turns out that Put_() has an UNDERSCORE even though the Win32::OLE docs (vaguely) give this as merely "Put()" -- use the underscore and it works. You're severely confused, the two aren't related at all. Put is a Win32::OLE::Variant method Put_ is an OLE object method, SWbemObject.Put_ Method	[reply]