John Serink wrote:

> Use the appropriate WMI classes with the Win32::OLE module.

You should be able to find something useful here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/computer_system_hardware_classes.asp

...

Power Classes

The Power subcategory groups classes that represent power supplies, batteries, 
and events
related to these devices.

Class                           Description
Win32_AssociatedBattery         Relates a logical device and the battery it is 
using.
Win32_Battery                   Represents a battery connected to the computer 
system.
Win32_CurrentProbe              Represents the properties of a current 
monitoring sensor (ammeter).
Win32_PortableBattery           Represents the properties of a portable 
battery, such as one used for a notebook computer.
Win32_PowerManagementEvent      Represents power management events resulting 
from power state changes.
Win32_UninterruptiblePowerSupply        Represents the capabilities and 
management capacity of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
Win32_VoltageProbe              Represents the properties of a voltage sensor 
(electronic voltmeter).

>>From: On 
>>Behalf Of andrew Black

>>Hi
>>Does anyone know if it is possible to get hold of the battery 
>>information on an XP laptop via perl (or any other prog 
>>language) Looking for whether on AC power / level of the battery etc
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