Format LastBootUpTime to local Time Zone

Hello,

Is there a way to convert/format the remote LastBootUpTime to my local TZ, or maybe hours since last?

This is the current raw WMI result : 20150403092017.125599-420

Thanks,
Brad

No, there isn't a way to format it. You could apply a regex to the value, but it's rather for data extraction than formatting.

Alternatively you can use Retrieve computer uptime:

You can use a VBScript to do it. -WS

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I was thinking, perhaps it makes sense to add VB script support to the Network Scanner (for such cases)?

Yes please!

Not sure were you were thinking of adding it but if you would put it under "Remote VBScript..." that would be great. I have a lot of VBScript's that run from the "Open Computer..." (e.g. the applications tab) and that is how I get around VBScript not on the Remote xxxxx.... pull down.

Support in both the Remote xxxxx.... and the Applications Tab would be Awesome! Sometimes I need the VBScript run against all computers and other times only on one or two.

I hate to make more work but....it would also be extremely nice to have "Remote CMD..." and "Remote PowerShell..." as well and in both places.

Thanks as always. -WS

Andrew

Some samples: I have some very complex stuff I gather from NetScan.

In "Options" under "Applications" I have things like:

NAME: and List Services Started with Non-System Accounts

Command Line: c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe /t:0E /k cscript "\\storage\nas$\Common\Scripts\Display Services Started with Non-System Accounts v1.1.vbs" %0 & pause & exit

and

NAME: and Schedule Remote Reboot

Command Line: wscript.exe "\\storage\nas$\Admin\Scripts\Non OS Specific\Schedule Remote Domain Computer Reboot v4.5.vbs" %0

They just get more and more complex trying to use CMD or VBScript or PowerShell.

Thanks for considering this.

Andrew,

Thanks! I must have missed that. Uptime works perfectly.

Brad

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Andrew

I was thinking, perhaps it makes sense to add VB script support to the Network Scanner (for such cases)?

Andrew,

Any chance you can add this? and PowerShell? Thanks -WS

VB Script perhaps not. It's not available for embedding into 64-bit programs - that's how Microsoft did it.

PowerShell perhaps yes, though the problem is most PS output is designed to be printed in the console as a table, which is not suitable for putting a (generally small) text value in the Network Scanner output. A way around may be asking PS to return the result in XML and then select some of the data in the XML response.

Thanks for looking into it that is above and beyond. -WS