The WQL Query Runner application was designed to be a tool for WMI SQL query testing.

There are different types of WQL queries. My plan is to support creating all of them, and the first type for which I decided to add support are WQL event queries.

WMI is the Microsoft implementation of WBEM, the industry initiative for computer and network management. It allows you to manage most computer assets in a uniform way. There are several APIs that you can use to access WMI, and most of them utilize WQL queries. WQL is a query language derived from SQL - you can think of it as a simplified SQL language.

The main difficulty when creating WQL queries is not its syntax, but choosing the right WMI objects to SELECT data from and the goal of the utility is to make constructing and testing WQL queries easier.

There are different types of WQL queries, and my plan is to support creating all of them, and the first for which I decided to add support are WQL event queries. The utility provides a way to enter and test event WQL queries locally and also features a wizard that attempts to walk you through all WQL event query elements.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Now it is possible to handle received WMI events from the application.