Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
    Dim categoryName As String = ""
    Dim machineName As String = ""
    Dim pcc As PerformanceCounterCategory
    Dim instances() As String

    ' Copy the supplied arguments into the local variables.
    Try
        categoryName = args(0)
        machineName = IIf(args(1) = ".", "", args(1))
    Catch ex As Exception
        ' Ignore the exception from non-supplied arguments.
    End Try

    Try
        ' Create the appropriate PerformanceCounterCategory object.
        If machineName.Length > 0 Then
            pcc = New PerformanceCounterCategory(categoryName, machineName)
        Else
            pcc = New PerformanceCounterCategory(categoryName)
        End If

        ' Get the instances associated with this category.
        instances = pcc.GetInstanceNames()

    Catch ex As Exception
        Console.WriteLine("Unable to get instance information for " & _
             "category ""{0}"" on " & IIf(machineName.Length > 0, _
             "computer ""{1}"":", "this computer:"), _
             categoryName, machineName)
        Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
        Return
    End Try

    'If an empty array is returned, the category has a single instance.
    If instances.Length = 0 Then
        Console.WriteLine( _
            "Category ""{0}"" on " & IIf(machineName.Length > 0, _
            "computer ""{1}""", "this computer") & _
            " is single-instance.", pcc.CategoryName, pcc.MachineName)
    Else
        ' Otherwise, display the instances.
        Console.WriteLine( _
            "These instances exist in category ""{0}"" on " & _
            IIf(machineName.Length > 0, _
                "computer ""{1}"".", "this computer:"), _
            pcc.CategoryName, pcc.MachineName)

        Array.Sort(instances)
        Dim objX As Integer
        For objX = 0 To instances.Length - 1
            Console.WriteLine("{0,4} - {1}", objX + 1, instances(objX))
        Next objX
    End If
End Sub