/** 
*    Script:   CheckService.js 
*    Purpose:  Check the current state of a service local or remote. 
*    Author:   Daren Thiel  
*    Date:     21 Mar 2004  
*    Web:      http://www.winscripter.com 
*    Note:     Must be run under an account with sufficient
*              permissions.
**/

CheckService( "XP", "Messenger" );
CheckService( "Win2K", "Messenger" );

// Check state of a service
function CheckService( computer, service )
{
 try
 {
  // Connect to machine with WMI
  var wmistr = "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\\\";
  var wmi = GetObject(  wmistr + computer + "\\root\\cimv2" );
  
  // Execute query looking for the DisplayName of the service.
  // Look in the services mmc if you don't know it.
  var query = "SELECT * FROM Win32_Service WHERE DisplayName='" + service + "'";
  var svc = wmi.ExecQuery( query );
  
  // enumerate and loop through the results - we should have only one.
  var esvc = new Enumerator( svc );
  for( ; !esvc.atEnd(); esvc.moveNext() )
  {
   var isvc = esvc.item();
   // Format and print the display name and state
   print( padx( isvc.DisplayName, 15 ) + "\t [" + isvc.State + "]" );
  }
 }
 catch( e )
 {
  print( "Error: " + e.description );
 }
}

// Print
function print( msg )
{
 WScript.Echo( msg );
}

// Pad with trailing spaces
function padx( msg, size )
{
 var smsg = String( msg );
 while( smsg.length < size )
  smsg += " ";
  
 return( smsg );
}