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QueryHotFix()

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26 March 2002 QueryHotFix()
AuthorScriptLogic Corporation
Action Queries the installation of a specific Operating System Hot Fix or displays all Hot Fixes installed on the specified computer.
SyntaxQueryHotFix (Computer, [HotFix]) 
Parameters
  • Computer (Required / String) The computer to perform the query against. This field is required, however if "" (a null string) is used for this argument, the current computer will be queried.
  • HotFix (Optional / String) The name of the specific Hot Fix to search for. If omitted, a list of all Hot Fixes installed will be returned. 
  • RemarksThe computer name can be supplied with or without leading backslashes.
    The Hot Fix name can be supplied with or without the leading "Q". 
    ReturnsIf a specific Hot Fix is supplied as the second parameter, the return code of this function will be a numeric 1 or 0 (zero), based on whether the Hot Fix is installed or not, respectively.
    If the second parameter is omitted, this function will return a list of all Hot Fixes installed (each one separated by a single space in a text string). 
    Examples
    ; example 1
    ?'List of all hot fixes installed on this computer:'
    $HFarray=split(QueryHotFix(@WKSTA),' ')
    for each $element in $HFarray
      ? $element
    next
    
    ; example 2
    :loop1
    ?'Test for a specific hot-fix'
    ?'Enter computer name:'
    gets $cname
    if not $cname
      $cname=@WKSTA
    endif
    ?'Enter HotFix name:'
    gets $hfname
    $result=QueryHotFix($cname,$hfname)
    if $hfname
      if $result
        ? $HFname+' is installed on '+$cname
      else
        ? $HFname+' is NOT installed on '+$cname
      endif
    else
        ? 'The following hot fixes are installed on '+$cname+':'
        ? $result
    endif
    goto loop1
    
     
    Source
    FUNCTION QueryHotFix ($computer, OPTIONAL $hotfix)
      ; Author: ScriptLogic Corporation
      ; Parameter 1 (required): The computer to query. '' = current computer.
      ; Parameter 2 (optional): The hotfix name to query about.
      ; If parameter 2 is omitted, a string of all installed hotfixes is returned.
      ; Alternatively, Parameter 2 can be the name of a specific hotfix to test for:
      ;   If the hotfix is installed, this function returns a numeric 1.
      ;   If the hotfix is not installed, this function returns a numeric 0.
      ; This function is only supported on the NT-family of products (NT4/2000/XP/etc.)
    
      DIM $key, $hf, $index
      $queryhotfix=''
      IF (@inwin = 1)
        IF ($computer = '')
          $computer=@wksta
        ENDIF
        IF (Substr($computer,1,2) <> '\\')
          $computer='\\'+$computer
        ENDIF
        $key=$computer+'\HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix'
        IF (''+$hotfix = '') ; no parameter supplied. Enum all and return as a string.
          $index=0
         :hfloop
          $hf=EnumKey($key,$index)
          IF @error=0
            $queryhotfix=$queryhotfix+' '+$hf
            $index=$index+1
            GOTO hfloop
          ENDIF
          $queryhotfix=Substr($queryhotfix,2,Len($queryhotfix))
        ELSE ; check if a specific hotfix is installed
          IF InStr('0123456789',Left($hotfix,1)) ; if it starts with a number, prepend a Q
            $hotfix='Q'+$hotfix
          ENDIF
          $queryhotfix=KeyExist($key+'\'+$hotfix)
        ENDIF
      ENDIF
    ENDFUNCTION ; - QueryHotFix -
     
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