> > I have a problem though, how do i get other properties besides the name, > eg cl.name, i tried cl.description but it does not work. > sorry if this is too simple. i do not do windows programming. > > kind regards -botp The only other property values avialable are: CIMType Type of this property. IsArray Boolean value that indicates if this property has an array type. IsLocal Boolean value that indicates if this property is local. Name Name of this WMI property. Origin Contains the originating class of this property. Qualifiers An SWbemQualifierSet object, which is the collection of qualifiers for this property. Value Actual value of this property. This is the default automation property of this object. It's available at this link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/swbemproperty.asp -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.