Obtain the serial number of USB key

[falsam]

Is that magic number 8 safe for 32bit and 64bit?

For me yes, but I'm still too noob in programming and I prefer to let other people (Pure Basic Mentor) to answer this question.

[NabDa]

Thanks a lot falsam for your WMI Tutorial, before I read it, i had no ideas of how to use WMI at all !!
WMI was an unreachable micro$oft secret for me...
Now , i think that i would be able play with my usb keys and compare the result with usbdeview
but i doubt of the value given as serial number by this software....
I have several keys from the same manufacturer and the vendorID given seems ok ! the modelID too, but not the serial...

Great JOB falsam ! A Great MERCI !

[RASHAD]

Good shot falsam
But WMI is not always enabled
Beside next is more simple
Tested with PB x86 - PB x64 Win 7 x64

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Global Result,SerialNum.q , a.q , b.q , VolumeName.s
Drives$ = Space(#MAX_PATH)
Result = GetLogicalDriveStrings_(#MAX_PATH,@Drives$)

For x = 0 To Result - 4 Step 4
    Type$ = PeekS(@Drives$+x,3)
    Debug Type$
    If GetDriveType_(Type$) = 0
       Debug "The drive type cannot be determined"
    ElseIf GetDriveType_(Type$) = 2
       Debug "REMOVABLE DRIVE"
    ElseIf GetDriveType_(Type$) = 3
       Debug "FIXED DRIVE	"
    ElseIf GetDriveType_(Type$) = 4
       Debug "REMOTE DRIVE"
    ElseIf GetDriveType_(Type$) = 5
       Debug "CDROM DRIVE"
    ElseIf GetDriveType_(Type$) = 1
       Debug "RAMDISK DRIVE"
    EndIf	
    GetVolumeInformation_(Type$, @VolumeName, Len(VolumeName), @SerialNum, a, b, 0, 0)
    Debug "Serial Num            :"+RSet(Hex(SerialNum),8,"0")
    Debug " "
    SerialNum = 0
Next

[falsam]

Hello Rashad. Thank you for your code which in this case is better. The result is the same as the WMI query.

With your code on my computer

C:\
FIXED DRIVE
Serial Num :5CFBA1A6

D:\
FIXED DRIVE
Serial Num :A057F37A

E:\
FIXED DRIVE
Serial Num :44DD6D54

F:\
CDROM DRIVE
Serial Num :00000000

G:\
CDROM DRIVE
Serial Num :3343FF32

H:\
REMOVABLE DRIVE
Serial Num :100C1840

Z:\
REMOTE DRIVE
Serial Num :00000000

Result With WMI

C:
Description=Disque fixe local
VolumeSerialNumber=5CFBA1A6

D:
Description=Disque fixe local
SerialNumber=A057F37A

Caption=E:
Description=Disque fixe local
VolumeSerialNumber=44DD6D54

Caption=F:
Description=Disque CD-ROM
VolumeSerialNumber=

Caption=G:
Description=Disque CD-ROM
VolumeSerialNumber=3343FF32

Caption=H:
Description=Disque amovible
VolumeSerialNumber=100C1840

Caption=Z:
Description=Connexion réseau
VolumeSerialNumber=

This forum is very reactive and ...... I love it

@NabDa : Welcome to the forum. I have not seen your speudo on the French forum. I hope to see you also on the French forum. A bientôt.

PS : WMI also allows to know information on remote computers.

[jassing]

It should be noted that those are VOLUME ID's -- NOT drive serial #'s.
Volume id's can be changed; and if you format a drive, the volume id will change, however, a drives serial # will not.

[falsam]

It should be noted that those are VOLUME ID's -- NOT drive serial #'s.
Volume id's can be changed; and if you format a drive, the volume id will change, however, a drives serial # will not.

If you formatted your usb, serial number changes.

with the same usb key.

Caption=G:
Description=Disque amovible
VolumeName=USBDISKPRO
VolumeSerialNumber=04EC52B0

after formatting

Caption=G:
Description=Disque amovible
VolumeName=Data 2
VolumeSerialNumber=8A745A86

[falsam]

I'm not sure that the process is good, but the result is consistent with those that I find with other software that detects serial numbers. I tested this code with 5 usb.

If possible, test this code and feedback Thanks.

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;Usb drive : Read Serial Number 
IncludeFile "WMIQuery.pbi"

Global Buffer.s

NewList WMIResult.WMIClass()

If WMIQuery("SELECT PNPDeviceID FROM Win32_DiskDrive WHERE InterfaceType='USB'", WMIResult())
  ForEach WMIResult()
    Debug WMIResult()\Property + "=" + WMIResult()\Value
    Buffer = StringField(WMIResult()\Value, CountString(WMIResult()\Value, "\")+1, "\")
    Debug "Serial number " + Left(Buffer, Len(Buffer)-2)
  Next
EndIf

[swan]

Similar using Commate Plus:

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XIncludeFile "COMatePLUS.pbi"

Procedure DD_Info1()

Define.COMateObject objWMIService, DDInfo
colDDInfo.COMateEnumObject
strComputer.s = "." 

objWMIService = COMate_GetObject("winmgmts:\\" + strComputer + "\root\cimv2", "") 
If objWMIService 
  colDDInfo = objWMIService\CreateEnumeration("ExecQuery('Select * from Win32_USBHub')")
  ;colDDInfo = objWMIService\CreateEnumeration("ExecQuery('Select * from Win32_DiskDrive WHERE InterfaceType='USB')")

  If colDDInfo
    DDInfo = colDDInfo\GetNextObject()
    While DDInfo
        
      Debug "Description : " + DDInfo\GetStringProperty("Description")
      Debug "Name : " + DDInfo\GetStringProperty("Name")
      Debug "DeviceID : " +DDInfo\GetStringProperty("PNPDeviceID")

      DDInfo\Release()
      DDInfo = colDDInfo\GetNextObject()
    Wend
    colDDInfo\Release()
  EndIf
  objWMIService\Release()
  Else
      MessageRequester("Error", "DDInfo")  
EndIf

EndProcedure

I remember getting this code from the forum but can't remember who to give credit to, sorry.