ApplicationPool.GetState Method2
Returns the run-time state of an application pool.
Syntax
objAppPool.GetState
var appPoolState = appPool.GetState();
Parameters
This method takes no parameters.
Return Value
A uint32 that identifies the application pool state. The return values are shown in the following table.
| Return value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Indicates that the application pool is starting. |
| 1 | Indicates that the application pool has started. |
| 2 | Indicates that the application pool is stopping. |
| 3 | Indicates that the application pool has stopped. |
| 4 | Indicates that the application pool state is unknown. |
Remarks
This method is new to the IIS 7 WMI provider and has no direct counterpart in IIS 6.0.
Example
The following example gets the state of an application pool and returns it to the user.
' Connect to the WMI WebAdministration namespace.
Set oWebAdmin = GetObject("winmgmts:root\WebAdministration")
' Specify the application pool.
Set oAppPool = oWebAdmin.Get("ApplicationPool.Name='DefaultAppPool'")
' Get the application pool's state and return it to the user by
' calling a helper function.
WScript.Echo oAppPool.Name & " is " & GetStateDescription(oAppPool.GetState) & "."
' The helper function translates the return value into text.
Function GetStateDescription(StateCode)
Select Case StateCode
Case 0
GetStateDescription = "Starting"
Case 1
GetStateDescription = "Started"
Case 2
GetStateDescription = "Stopping"
Case 3
GetStateDescription = "Stopped"
Case 4
GetStateDescription = "Unknown"
Case Else
GetStateDescription = "Attempt to retrieve state failed."
End Select
End Function
Requirements
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Client | - IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista - IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 - IIS 8.0 on Windows 8 - IIS 10.0 on Windows 10 |
| Server | - IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 - IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - IIS 8.0 on Windows Server 2012 - IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 - IIS 10.0 on Windows Server 2016 |
| Product | - IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, IIS 8.0, IIS 8.5, IIS 10.0 |
| MOF file | WebAdministration.mof |