Trying to get SCCM machine name (OSDComputerName/_SMSTSMachineName) to display in program

[taypatte]

I am editing a program written by a colleague that is used to name computers during imaging. I work in education, so it is used to name computers in schools a certain format. However, he asked me to find a way to display the current machine name from SCCM because he wants to see what the name is before he replaces it with the new name. My problem is, I cannot get the function I have to work:

Func GetMachineName()
$oTaskSequence = ObjCreate("Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment")
$oTaskSequence("_SMSTSMachineName") = $computerName
GUICtrlSetData($txtComputerName,$computerName)
EndFunc

I have scoured every forum and every search online and this is the way everyone says to do it and I cannot find any other solution. I can get @ComputerName to work, but that doesn't work with SCCM right? Help is much appreciated!

[Subz]

Assume you have a Gui in another function?  To get the variable you would use something like, to change the computer name  you would need to update the OSDComputerName variable.

$computerName = $oTaskSequence("_SMSTSMachineName")

 

[taypatte]

I have done that before and get the error "Variable cannot be accessed in this manner.:
$computerName = $oTaskSequence("_SMSTSMachineName")
$computerName = $oTaskSequence^ ERROR

And yes I do have a GUI already in place.

[taypatte]

8 minutes ago, Subz said:

Assume you have a Gui in another function?  To get the variable you would use something like, to change the computer name  you would need to update the OSDComputerName variable.

$computerName = $oTaskSequence("_SMSTSMachineName")

 

I have done that before and get the error "Variable cannot be accessed in this manner.:
$computerName = $oTaskSequence("_SMSTSMachineName")
$computerName = $oTaskSequence^ ERROR

And yes I do have a GUI already in place.

[Subz]

Try OSDComputerName rather than _SMSTSMachineName, also add a check IsObj($oTaskSequence) after creating the object.

[taypatte]

3 minutes ago, Subz said:

Try OSDComputerName rather than _SMSTSMachineName, also add a check IsObj($oTaskSequence) after creating the object.

Turns out $oTaskSequence is not being created as an object, which explains it.

[Subz]

Is your WinPE environment 32 or 64 bit?  If it's 64-bit then have you tried compiling the script as 64 bit?

[taypatte]

1 minute ago, Subz said:

Is your WinPE environment 32 or 64 bit?  If it's 64-bit then have you tried compiling the script as 64 bit?

It is 64 bit and yes I have compiled it as 64 bit, as I figured that was the problem before.

[Subz]

Strange that you can rename the machine because that would imply creating the object would work?  Personally only ever used this method with vbscript, have you tried writing a vbscript or a vbscript that can output the computername and then call this from your Autoit script?

[taypatte]

Just now, Subz said:

Strange that you can rename the machine because that would imply creating the object would work?  Personally only ever used this method with vbscript, have you tried writing a vbscript or a vbscript that can output the computername and then call this from your Autoit script?

I have thought about it, but I have no experience with VBScript so I've been trying to avoid it, but I think I'll have to do it in the end.