Information gathering facility employing dictionary file containing inquiry invoking an external process
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1. A method for gathering information on a state of a computer system, said method comprising:
- providing a dictionary file having at least one inquiry for ascertaining state information on said computer system, said at least one inquiry comprising at least one instruction to call a preexisting executable on said computer system;
executing said pre-existing executable in response to processing of said at least one instruction and obtaining data therefrom; and
using said data obtained from said pre-existing executable in accordance with said at least one instruction to derive a result to be included as part of said state information on said computer system.
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Abstract
An information gathering facility is provided to gather information on a state of a computer system. The information gathering facility includes a dictionary file data structure having at least one inquiry which comprises at least one instruction to call a pre-existing executable on the computer system. The pre-existing executable is executed in response to processing of the at least one instruction and data is obtained from the executable. This data is used in accordance with the at least one instruction to derive a result to be included as part of the state information on the computer system.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for gathering information on a state of a computer system, said method comprising:
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providing a dictionary file having at least one inquiry for ascertaining state information on said computer system, said at least one inquiry comprising at least one instruction to call a preexisting executable on said computer system;
executing said pre-existing executable in response to processing of said at least one instruction and obtaining data therefrom; and
using said data obtained from said pre-existing executable in accordance with said at least one instruction to derive a result to be included as part of said state information on said computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A memory for storing a dictionary file data structure, the dictionary file data structure facilitating gathering of information on a state of a computer system, the dictionary file data structure comprising:
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at least one inquiry for ascertaining state information on said computer system, said at least one inquiry comprising at least one instruction to call a pre-existing executable on said computer system; and
wherein executing of said pre-existing executable responsive to processing of said at least one instruction produces data, and wherein said at least one instruction provides a result to be included as part of said state information on said computer system using said data obtained from said executing of said preexisting executable.
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13. A system for gathering information on a state of a computer system, said system comprising:
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means for providing a dictionary file having at least one inquiry for ascertaining state information on said computer system, said at least one inquiry comprising at least one instruction to call a pre-existing executable on said computer system;
means for processing said at least one instruction to execute said pre-existing executable and for obtaining data therefrom; and
means for using said data obtained from said pre-existing executable in accordance with said at least one instruction to derive a result to be included as part of said state information on said computer system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. At least one program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for gathering information on a state of a computer system, said method comprising:
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providing a dictionary file having at least one inquiry for ascertaining state information on said computer system, said at least one inquiry comprising at least one instruction to call a pre-existing executable on said computer system;
executing said pre-existing executable in response to processing of said at least one instruction and obtaining data therefrom; and
using said data obtained from said pre-existing executable in accordance with said at least one instruction to derive a result to be included as part of said state information on said computer system. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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