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Getting computer name in the out put

I run the command:
PS C:\temp> $computerlist = Get-Content .\complist.txt
PS C:\temp> Get-WmiObject win32_service -comp $computerlist | Where-Object { $_.name -eq "bits"} | ft

I get this:
ExitCode Name ProcessId StartMode State Status
-------- ---- --------- --------- ----- ------
1077 BITS 0 Manual Stopped OK
1077 BITS 0 Manual Stopped OK
1077 BITS 0 Manual Stopped OK

Well, how do I know which one's for which server in the server list I provided in the variable? is there a way tp get the computer name against each of those entries no matter what I chose to, list or table?

What I am expecting:
Name ExitCode Name ProcessId StartMode State Status
-------- -------- ---- --------- --------- ----- ------
Server1 1077 BITS 0 Manual Stopped OK
Server2 1077 BITS 0 Manual Stopped OK
Server3 1077 BITS 0 Manual Stopped OK

I hope this makes sense.

unsatiated

Something along the lines of this: I normally use xml as my source to iterate over, but you can do something like the below. Pipe the computer list into variable. perform a for-each on the items.

$computerlist = Get-Content .\complist.txt
For each ($computer in $computerlist)
{
Write-Host $computer
Write-Host
Get-WmiObject win32_service -comp $computer | Where-Object { $_.name -eq "bits"} | ft
}

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Thanks for the response folks, each of those looks promising. let me try that tomorrow and let you know how it goes.

Aard Vark

Add the computer name to the object you output.

$computerlist = Get-Content .\complist.txt
foreach ($computer in $computerlist)
{
   Get-WmiObject win32_service -comp $computerlist | Where-Object { $_.name -eq "bits"} | Select @{Name="Computer";Expression={$computer}}, ProcessId, Startmode, State, Status #any other properties you want to return
}

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