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Using the clipboard in WSH

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How to get the text from the clipboard


set objIE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
objIE.Navigate("about:blank")
textFromClipboard = objIE.document.parentwindow.clipboardData.GetData("text")
objIE.Quit
WScript.Echo textFromClipboard

How to put the text into clipboard


textIntoClipboard = "Some text" & VbCrLf & "Some more text"

Set objIE = WScript.CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
objIE.Navigate "about:blank"
Do Until objIE.ReadyState = 4
WScript.Sleep 100
Loop

objIE.document.ParentWindow.ClipboardData.SetData "text", textIntoClipboard
objIE.Quit

The detailed explanation could be found here.

WMI: get the information about the system

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Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next

Dim strComputer, objWMIService
Dim colItems, objItem

strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem")

For Each objItem in colItems
WScript.Echo "Machine Name: " & objItem.CSName & VbCr & _
"===================================" & vbCr & _
"Description: " & objItem.Description & VbCr & _
"Manufacturer: " & objItem.Manufacturer & VbCr & _
"Operating System: " & objItem.Caption & VbCr & _
"Version: " & objItem.Version & VbCr & _
"Service Pack: " & objItem.CSDVersion & VbCr & _
"CodeSet: " & objItem.CodeSet & VbCr & _
"CountryCode: " & objItem.CountryCode & VbCr & _
"OS Language: " & objItem.OSLanguage & VbCr & _
"CurrentTimeZone: " & objItem.CurrentTimeZone & VbCr & _
"Locale: " & objItem.Locale & VbCr & _
"SerialNumber: " & objItem.SerialNumber & VbCr & _
"SystemDrive: " & objItem.SystemDrive & VbCr & _
"WindowsDirectory: " & objItem.WindowsDirectory & VbCr & _
""
Next

WMI+VBS: how to get the domain name

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Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next

Dim strComputer, objNetwork, objWMIService
Dim colItems, objItem

Set objNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
strComputer = objNetwork.ComputerName
WScript.Echo "Computer = " & strComputer

Set objWMIService=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\"&strComputer&"\root\cimv2")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem")
For Each objItem in colItems
Wscript.Echo "Domain = " & objItem.domain
Next

There is also WMI FAQ on Microsoft site.