Re: Unplug USB device

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From: [MS] Scott McNairy (scotmc_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 10:54:32 -0700

Sorry this is not possible via WMI currently, assuming that by Unplugged you
mean disabling the USB device. However if it was a share on another
computer you could delete the connection to that share. 

-- 
[MS] Scott McNairy
WMI Test Engineer
This posting is provided "As Is" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Use of included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm
"Jonas Sackerud" <jonas.sackerud@seaflex.net> wrote in message
news:eqHFXRIHEHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Please forgive my ignorance... where in the script is the USB device
> unplugged?
>
> Thanks for the sample code Scott. I've already written the functionality I
> need for replication using robocopy.exe. All I need is the code to unplug
> the USB device.
>
> Thanks in advance - Jonas Sackerud
>
> "[MS] Scott McNairy" <scotmc@online.microsoft.com> skrev i meddelandet
> news:4072e78d$1@news.microsoft.com...
> > You can accomplish this with a script:
> >
> > dim bDone
> > bDone = false
> >
> > set oQuerySink = wscript.createObject("wbemscripting.SWbemSink",
"SINK_")
> > set NVS = createObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
> > set oContext = createObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
> >
> > set svc = getObject("winmgmts:root\cimv2")
> > svc.Security_.AuthenticationLevel = 4
> >
> > svc.ExecNotificationQueryAsync oQuerySink, "Select * From
> > win32_processStopTrace where processName = 'robocopy.exe'", "WQL", 0,
NVS,
> > oContext
> >
> > do while not bDone
> >  wscript.sleep 1000
> > loop
> >
> > set oContext = nothing
> > set NVS = nothing
> > set oQuerySink = nothing
> >
> > sub SINK_OnObjectReady(obj, oContext)
> >
> >  wscript.echo obj.ProcessName
> >
> > end sub
> >
> > sub SINK_OnCompleted(hResult, oErr, oContext)
> >  wscript.echo "OnCompleted for the query sink hr = 0x" & hex(hResult)
> >  bDone = true
> > end sub
> >
> > -- 
> > [MS] Scott McNairy
> > WMI Test Engineer
> > This posting is provided "As Is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> > Use of included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
> > http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm
> >
> > "Jonas Sackerud" <jonas.sackerud@seaflex.net> wrote in message
> > news:%23Kf2FC9GEHA.3288@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > Hoping that someone can help a novice with unplugging a USB device
> > > automatically using VBScript (or any other technique for that matter).
> > >
> > > My issue is this:
> > >
> > > I'm using a USB hard drive for replicating my backup data from a
Win2003
> > SBS
> > > machine. Whenever a plug the hard drive to the computer the
replication
> > > starts using robocopy.exe from Windows Resource Kit.
> > >
> > > If I could manage to automatically unplug the USB hard drive when
> > > replication is finished I got myself a fully automatic process. Equal
> > > functionality to a tape solution but with so much more space capacity
:D
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > Regards - Jonas Sackerud
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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