32 bit com from 64 bit PS Environment

[mrmovie]

i have a ps script which is running as a 64 bit process. this script needs to read some information from a 32 bit only COM object, Microsoft.SMS.Client.
At the momment i am shelling out to a vbscript launched from syswow64 which writes to the registry the information i wanted from Microsoft.SMS.Client, which i then read in again from the 64bit.

I want to clean this mess up. I saw a couple of google hits about...

Invoke-Command server64 { new-object -com "32BitOnlyComProgId" } -ConfigurationName Microsoft.PowerShell32

i have tried the Invoke-Command %computername% but it gave an error, and i still not sure i can access the instance of the COm object from the 64 bit session.

Does anyone have any experience with this type of thing and can give me a few pointers?

 

[mrmovie]

ive tried using

#this doesnt work
start-job -scriptblock {New-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\Software\Nestle\Computer" -name "SCCM_AssignedSite" -value (New-Object -comobject Microsoft.SMS.Client).GetCurrentManagementPoint().ToString() -propertyType string} -RunAs32


#this does work
start-job -scriptblock {New-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\Software\Nestle\Computer" -name "SCCM_AssignedSite" -value "hellow rold" -propertyType string} -RunAs32

from powershell32 command prompt the commands to access Microsoft.SMS.Client all work ok

 

[mrmovie]

i got bored in the end and google;d how to get the specific info i wanted through other means, namely through WMI (please excuse lack of error handling)

$colResources = Get-WMIObject -namespace "ROOT\CCM" -class "SMS_Authority" | Select-Object CurrentManagementPoint
ForEach($objResource In $colResources){
$strSCCMServer.Value = $objResource.CurrentManagementPoint
}
$strSCCMSite.Value = "Site_" + (Get-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\SMS\Mobile Client").AssignedSiteCode

im off home now, please dont bust a gutt, but any info on starting 32bit stuff from 64bit ps would be of interest
cheers