How to trap the event of a new process starting with wmi

[placid]

gel wrote:
> placid wrote:
>
> > gel wrote:
> > > gel wrote:
> > >
> > > > Below is how it is down with vbscript.  What is the best way to convert
> > > > this to python?
> > > >
> > > > strComputer = "."
> > > > Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
> > > >     & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer &
> > > > "\root\cimv2")
> > > > Set colMonitoredProcesses = objWMIService. _
> > > >     ExecNotificationQuery("select * from __instancecreationevent " _
> > > >         & " within 1 where TargetInstance isa 'Win32_Process'")
> > > > i = 0
> > > >
> > > > Do While i = 0
> > > >     Set objLatestProcess = colMonitoredProcesses.NextEvent
> > > >     Wscript.Echo objLatestProcess.TargetInstance.Name
> > > > Loop
> > >
> > > A better question might be is there a method or guide for converting
> > > from vbs wmi to python wmi?
> >
> > Dont know about converting vbs to python but using Tim Golden's wmi
> > module to trap the event of a new process starting is easy.
> >
> > wmi module can be found at http://timgolden.me.uk/python/wmi.html
> >
> > >>>  import wmi
> > >>>  c = wmi.WMI()
> > >>>  watcher = c.watch_for (
> > >>>       notification_type="Creation"
> > >>>       wmi_class="Win32_Process"
> > >>>       delay_secs=2,
> > >>>       Name='calc.exe'
> > >>>  )
> > >>>  calc_created = watcher ()
> > >>>  print calc_created
> >
> > and if you want to trap closing down of processes then change
> > notification_type to "Deletion"
> >
> >
> > -Cheers
>
> Great, thanks for that, where did you find details on using it.  I am
> already using it for another part, but could not find information on
> watching processes start and stop.

>>>  c=wmi.WMI()
>>>  help(c)

ive been using the wmi module for 1.5 months and i had some help from
the author of the module (Tim Golden).