I want to try a Get-WmiObject that uses a Filter for executable path.
But it's failing. If I filter for just the name of the exe I want, it
works. And one of the properties returned is ExecutablePath
ExecutablePath Property string ExecutablePath {get;set;}
and that property gives me what I want:
C:\Windows\system32\calc.exe
So why can't I do this?
PS C:\Windows\system32> $a=(Get-WmiObject -Class win32_process
-ComputerName "xxxx" -Filter
"ExecutablePath='C:\Windows\system32\calc.exe'")
$a
Get-WmiObject : Invalid query "select * from win32_process where
ExecutablePath='C:\Windows\system32\calc.exe'"
At line:1 char:5
+ $a=(Get-WmiObject -Class win32_process -ComputerName "DCTRRDS003"
-Filter "Execu ...
+
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-WmiObject],
ManagementException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId :
GetWMIManagementException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetWmiObjectCommand
