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Monitor size inventory

-nologo -executionpolicy bypass -WindowStyle hidden -noprofile -file "monitor.ps1">  "C:\kbox\monitor.txt"

Hello,

 I found a power shell script that give me the serial number, model, make of the monitor on attached to the pc. I want to run this on our network and have the output save to a folder on c drive. Can someone help with the output save to c drive side. thank you.

here is the power Shell script:

function Decode {

If ($args[0] -is [System.Array]) {

[System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString($args[0])

}

    Else {

"Not Found"

}

}

echo "Name, Serial"

ForEach ($Monitor in Get-WmiObject WmiMonitorID -Namespace root\wmi) { 

$Name = Decode $Monitor.UserFriendlyName -notmatch 0

$Serial = Decode $Monitor.SerialNumberID -notmatch 0

$Manufacturer = Decode $Monitor.ManufacturerName -notmatch 0

$User = $Monitor.PSComputerName

echo "$User, $Manufacturer, $Name, $Serial"

}






3 Comments   [ + ] Show comments
  • how about running it with putting the result to a file like: powershell yourscript.ps >file.txt - Nico_K 6 years ago
  • add more information and does not save to c:\kbox\monitors. - Kdebiasse 6 years ago
  • ok it pulls the information to the folder as a txt file. I'm able to see the txt file looks great.
    KDEBIASSE; DELL P2213 ; FP04F3AVD3VS
    KDEBIASSE; DELL P2210 ; 6H6FX22EBKTM
    but when I do inventory on the file:
    ShellCommandTextReturn(cmd /c type c:\KBOX\monitors.txt)
    nothing comes up:
    4) Monitor Inventory PS: KDEBIASSE; DELL P2213TM [string]
    I'm able to get other txt file into inventory lists:
    Printer_list: 5/30/2018 4:17:46 PM - Logged in user: kdebiasse
    ------------------------------------------------------
    Send To OneNote 16
    Microsoft XPS Document Writer
    Microsoft Print to PDF
    Fax
    Adobe PDF
    \\admcprint1\ITCopyRoom
    \\admcprint2\IThpP3005 - Kdebiasse 6 years ago

Answers (1)

Posted by: Channeler 6 years ago
Red Belt
1
Hello,

This will print the results to a text file called "psresults" in the root of C:
$(function Decode {
If ($args[0] -is [System.Array]) {
[System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString($args[0])
}
    Else {
"Not Found"

}
}
echo "Name, Serial"
ForEach ($Monitor in Get-WmiObject WmiMonitorID -Namespace root\wmi) { 
$Name = Decode $Monitor.UserFriendlyName -notmatch 0
$Serial = Decode $Monitor.SerialNumberID -notmatch 0
$Manufacturer = Decode $Monitor.ManufacturerName -notmatch 0
$User = $Monitor.PSComputerName
echo "$User, $Manufacturer, $Name, $Serial"


) *>&1 > C:\psresults.txt

Comments:
  • Does not work. get error:
    At C:\Users\kdebiasse\Desktop\monitor.ps1:21 char:1
    + ) *>&1 > C:\psresults.txt
    + ~
    Unexpected token ')' in expression or statement.
    + CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordEx
    ception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken - Kdebiasse 6 years ago
    • retried, works fine here.

      1-Make sure you are running PS as administrator

      2- Make sure you are running the Script on a Physical Device, for VMs will not work

      See:
      https://imgur.com/a/5OQfbhA - Channeler 6 years ago
      • Running as admin is only needed because the file is being saved to c:\. Just change the location off of root and it'll save with a non elevated PS. Otherwise it works fine for me. - five. 6 years ago
  • Thank you I found what was wrong. I did not put $(function .... in the beginning. It is working. - Kdebiasse 6 years ago

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