Component: WMIQuery -------------------- Query Windows Management Interface to learn about hardware and system configuration. | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [5.2](newinversion52.md "First functions introduced with version 5.2.") / [15.5](newinversion155.md "Newest functions in version 15.5.") | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on Windows | ❌ No | | Item | Details | |:--|:--| | [WMIQuery.Connect](WMIQueryConnect.md) Connects to WMI server. | Win only 5.2 | | [WMIQuery.JSON](WMIQueryJSON.md) Queries the query result as JSON. | Win only 15.5 | | [WMIQuery.New](WMIQueryNew.md) Creates a new WMI Query object. | Win only 5.2 | | [WMIQuery.Next](WMIQueryNext.md) Queries the next item in the result of a query. | Win only 5.2 | | [WMIQuery.PropertyNames](WMIQueryPropertyNames.md) Queries a list of property names for current item. | Win only 5.2 | | [WMIQuery.PropertyType](WMIQueryPropertyType.md) Queries data type of a property. | Win only 5.2 | | [WMIQuery.PropertyValue](WMIQueryPropertyValue.md) Queries the value of the property. | Win only 5.2 | | [WMIQuery.Query](WMIQueryQuery.md) Executes a query. | Win only 5.2 | | [WMIQuery.Release](WMIQueryRelease.md) Releases a query object. | Win only 5.2 | | [WMIQuery.ReleaseAll](WMIQueryReleaseAll.md) Frees all query objects. | Win only 10.5 | 10 functions shown. These functions require a license (80%). ### Release notes - **Version 15.5** - Added [WMIQuery.JSON](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WMIQueryJSON.shtml) function. - Improved [WIA.DevicePropertyValue](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WIADevicePropertyValue.shtml), [WIA.ItemPropertyValue](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WIAItemPropertyValue.shtml) and [WMIQuery.PropertyValue](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WMIQueryPropertyValue.shtml) to better return various numeric array types. - **Version 14.3** - Fixed an issue with server calling [WMIQuery.Connect](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WMIQueryConnect.shtml) function. - **Version 13.2** - Fixed a problem where [WMIQuery.Query](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WMIQueryQuery.shtml) would not report the error message. - **Version 10.5** - Added [CFunction.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CFunctionReleaseAll.shtml), [CGImageSource.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CGImageSourceReleaseAll.shtml), [CLibrary.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CLibraryReleaseAll.shtml), [DynaPDF.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DynaPDFReleaseAll.shtml), [ECKey.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/ECKeyReleaseAll.shtml), [FSEvents.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/FSEventsReleaseAll.shtml), [MarkDown.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MarkDownReleaseAll.shtml), [MenuItem.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MenuItemReleaseAll.shtml), [SendMail.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/SendMailReleaseAll.shtml), [Shell.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/ShellReleaseAll.shtml), [SmartCard.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/SmartCardReleaseAll.shtml), [TouchBar.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/TouchBarReleaseAll.shtml), [UserNotification.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/UserNotificationReleaseAll.shtml), [WMFP.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WMFPReleaseAll.shtml), [WMIQuery.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WMIQueryReleaseAll.shtml) and [WindowsUserNotification.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WindowsUserNotificationReleaseAll.shtml). ### Blog Entries - [Neues MBS Plugin 15.5 für Claris FileMaker](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2025-11-18/Neues_MBS_Plugin_155_für_Clar/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker) - [MBS Plugin 15.5 for Claris FileMaker](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2025-11-18/MBS_Plugin_155_for_Claris_File/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker) ### FileMaker Magazin - [Ausgabe 6/2020, Seite 25](https://filemaker-magazin.de/neuigkeit/4118-Appetithappen-FMM_202006) ### Example Databases - [Win Only/WMI Query](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/Win%20Only/WMI%20Query.shtml#2ScriptAnchor_) [HTML Version](component_WMIQuery.shtml)