need vb script to be perl

JFarr has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi all,

I've created this VBscript, and it works as expected.
But now I need it to be in perl and I am having trouble
with some of the Win32::OLE calls, so any help would be
appreciated.
In the code below, I need to connect to a server with my admin rights, then create a scheduled task. Which this vb script does.
In my perl attempts it breaks at the
objNewJob.Create("C:\Rescue21\install\fixsnmp.bat", _ SchdTime, False , , , , JobID)

Set objLocator = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator") 
Set objWMIService = objLocator.ConnectServer("es-g01-app01", "root\cim
+v2", "NDRSMP\p57571", "Dragon#06") 
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery(wmiQuery) 
 
wscript.echo "Now establish a scheduled task"
Set objNewJob = objWMIService.Get("Win32_ScheduledJob")
set objTZone = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select Bias From Win32_TimeZon
+e")

for each objItem in objTZone
    strBias = objItem.Bias
Next

SchdTime = TimeConvert(time, strBias)

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
                              & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate, (Sec
+urity)}!\\" _
                              & "es-g01-app01" & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNewJob = objWMIService.Get("Win32_ScheduledJob")      
errJobCreated = objNewJob.Create("C:\Rescue21\install\fixsnmp.bat", _
                                  SchdTime, False , , , , JobID)
[download]

I'd rather be racing my Daytona

Comment on need vb script to be perl Download Code

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: need vb script to be perl by GrandFather (Saint) on Feb 01, 2007 at 20:41 UTC
Posting the original working VB is fine, but what does your Perl look like? I'd expect something a little like: my $objLocator = CreateObject("WbemScripting->SWbemLocator"); my $objWMIService = $objLocator->ConnectServer("es-g01-app01", "root\\ +cimv2", "NDRSMP\\p57571", "Dragon#06"); my $colItems = objWMIService->ExecQuery($wmiQuery); print ("Now establish a scheduled task"); my $objNewJob = objWMIService->Get("Win32_ScheduledJob"); my @objTZone = objWMIService->ExecQuery("Select Bias From Win32_TimeZo +ne"); $strBias = $_->Bias for @objTZone; my $SchdTime = TimeConvert(time, $strBias); $objWMIService = GetObject( "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate, (Security)}!\\es-g01-ap +p01\root\cimv2" ); $objNewJob = objWMIService->Get("Win32_ScheduledJob"); my $errJobCreated = $objNewJob->Create("C:\\Rescue21\\install\\fixsnmp +->bat", SchdTime, False , undef, undef, undef, JobID); [download] DWIM is Perl's answer to Gödel	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: need vb script to be perl by pKai (Priest) on Feb 01, 2007 at 21:43 UTC
`...1\\install\\fixsnmp->bat", SchdTime, Fa...` ;-) `s/\./->/g` once too often.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: need vb script to be perl by GrandFather (Saint) on Feb 01, 2007 at 21:49 UTC
'something like' I said, not exactly like. A global search and replace happened and not all the spurious replaces got fixed :-D. DWIM is Perl's answer to Gödel	[reply]
Re: need vb script to be perl by roboticus (Chancellor) on Feb 02, 2007 at 03:13 UTC
JFarr: Ummmm ... If you have a working program, why do you need to convert it to Perl? I'm not trying to be flippant, I'm just a believer in "Don't Repeat Yourself". --roboticus	[reply]


good chemistry is complicated, and a little bit messy -LW
	PerlMonks