WMI and Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration - System.InvalidCastException: Cast from string to Date

[Mark Hollander]

Hi,

I am using the WMI management object to obtain values about the network
cards installed on the system.

The MSDN tells me the following
class Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration : CIM_Setting
{
...
datetime DHCPLeaseExpires;
datetime DHCPLeaseObtained;
...
};
When I use the following code

Dim dExpires as DateTime
dExpires = CType(wmi.Item("DHCPLeaseExpires"), DateTime)

I Get the following exception

System.InvalidCastException: Cast from string
"20041109122048.000000+120" to type 'Date' is not valid.
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DateType.Fr omString(String
Value, CultureInfo culture)
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DateType.Fr omString(String
Value)
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DateType.Fr omObject(Object
Value)
at Assimilator.SDK.clsNICProperties.PopulateNetworkAd apterArray() in
V:\VBNET\Assimilator Ver 4.2\Assimilator.SDK\clsNICProperties.vb:line
212
How do I fix ?????

:)

Thank You
Mark Hollander

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"Mark Hollander" <ma**@atcom.co.za> schrieb:

Dim dExpires as DateTime
dExpires = CType(wmi.Item("DHCPLeaseExpires"), DateTime)

I Get the following exception

System.InvalidCastException: Cast from string

Take a look at the 'System.Management.ManagementDateTimeConverter' class.

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
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