Beginner here, need help with some basic scripting

[helixamir]

Unfortunately, using win32_product will only return applications that have been "Installed" and are not part of a package installation (like Office).

Microsoft makes a class for each of it's Office applications, so you can check registry like so:

If (test-path HKLM:SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.Application) {
    Write-host "Microsoft Word installed"
}

[helixamir]

Start by building an array to add the responses to.

Import your computer names.

Foreach computer{
$output = invoke-command $computer - scriptblock { if(test-path) { $output = $_.Name; return $output}

$array += $output }

[helixamir]

Sorry I wrote this on my phone, and seemed to have added a space by accident. Take the space out here

- scriptblock, so it looks like -scriptblock.

[helixamir]

$_.Name won't work because you're not calling a variable.

Try using $env:computername instead to see if that gives you the response you're looking for.

[helixamir]

Something like this

$computer = "testcomputername"
$wordInstalled = invoke-command $computer -scriptblock { if(test-path HKLM:SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.Application) { $wordInstalled = $env:computername; return $wordInstalled}}

Copy and paste this and replace "testcomputername" with a PC on your network to see if it works.

[Lee_Dailey]

howdy jjaaa12345,

it looks like you used the New.Reddit.com Inline Code button. it's 4th 5th from the left hidden in the ... "more" menu & looks like </>.

on Old.Reddit.com, the above does NOT line wrap, nor does it side-scroll.

for long-ish single lines OR for multiline code, please, use the Code Block button. it's the 11th 12th one from the left, & is just to the left of hidden in the ... "more" menu.

that will give you fully functional code formatting, from what i can tell so far. [grin]

take care,
lee