How should the CIM_DataFile file name be passed to

Question

I need to automate moving a file when created from one directory and only the file that triggered the event...not every file in the directory.

I am trying to setup a WMI subscription using powershell and the ActiveScriptEventConsumer with an inline VBScript where I can pass the name of the file to the inline VBScript.

    PS> $evtConsumer.ScriptText = "WITH CreateObject(""Scripting.FileSystemObject"") 
    >> .MoveFile """ $EventArgs.NewEvent.Name """, ""[target path here]""
    >> END WITH"

When I request the $evtConsumer.ScriptText the below is returned in the console

    PS> $evtConsumer.ScriptText
    WITH CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    .MoveFile "", "[target path]"
    END WITH

Not surprisingly, nothing happens when I create a file in the targeted directory.

Answer 1

This sets up a WMI subscription using VBScript.

Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set WMI = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
Set MonitoredEvents = WMI.ExecNotificationQuery("SELECT * FROM __InstanceCreationEvent WITHIN 10 WHERE Targetinstance ISA 'CIM_DirectoryContainsFile' and TargetInstance.GroupComponent= 'Win32_Directory.Name=""C:\\\\Scripts""'")
Do
    WMIPath = Split(MonitoredEvents.NextEvent.TargetInstance.PartComponent, "=")(1)
    FilePath = Replace(WMIPath, "\\", "\")
'   FSO.CopyFile  filepath, "C:\", vbtrue 
    wscript.echo filepath
Loop

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