RunStartTime Method

Returns the date and time, in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC, also known as Greenwich Mean Time) of when the management agent started a run. The method returns a value only if the management agent is idle. To determine the local time of when the management agent ended the run, convert the return value to local time. To use this method, you must be logged on as a member of the MIISBrowse, MIISOperators, or MIISAdmins security group.

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string RunStartTime();

Parameters

None

Name : RunStartTime

Return Value

string

Returns a string that contains either the date and time (in UTC) of when the management agent started a run or one of the values that are listed in WMI Provider Return Strings.

If the management agent has never been run, or the previous runs have been cleared, the return value is an empty string.

Remarks

The format of the return value is yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff.

Example

The example in Methods shows how to use Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) to get the start time of the last management agent run.

Requirements

See Also

Reference

MIIS_ManagementAgent Class
WMI Provider Return Strings

Concepts

WMI Provider Reference
Methods