The DeleteByQuery Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class method, in Configuration Manager, deletes records specified by a WQL SELECT statement that references the SMS_SoftwareProductCompliance class.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and defines the method.

UInt32 DeleteByQuery(
	 String WQLSelect
);

Parameters

WQLSelect

Data type: StringQualifiers: [in]WQL SELECT statement that selects records to be deleted and must reference the SMS_SoftwareProductCompliance class. This sample SELECT statement deletes all records that specify non-English products.
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SELECT * FROM SMS_SoftwareProductCompliance WHERE ResProdLangID NOT IN (1033, 0, 65535)

Return Values

A UInt32 data type indicating the number of objects deleted.

Requirements

Runtime Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Runtime Requirements.

Development Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Development Requirements.

See Also