The following example shows how to create a package in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager by using the SMS_Package class and class properties.

To create a package

  1. Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.

  2. Create the new package object by using the SMS_Package class.

  3. Populate the new package properties.

    Tip
    When you are creating a Virtual Application Package, you must set the SMS_Package properties to specific values. Instances of the SMS_VirtualApp class must reference instances of the SMS_Package class that use the properties described in the following table.
    Virtual Application Package

    Property Name Property Value

    PackageType

    7

    PkgSourceFlag

    2

    PkgSourcePath

    \\someserver\somesharepath

  4. Save the package.

Example

The following example method creates a new package and populates its properties for use in software distribution.

For information about calling the sample code, see Calling Configuration Manager Code Snippets.

Visual Basic Script  Copy Code 
Sub CreatePackage(connection, newPackageName, newPackageDescription, newPackageSourceFlag, newPackageSourcePath)

	' Create the new package object.	 Dim newPackage
	Set newPackage = connection.Get("SMS_Package").SpawnInstance_

	' Populate the new package properties.
	newPackage.Name = newPackageName
	newPackage.Description = newPackageDescription
	newPackage.PkgSourceFlag = newPackageSourceFlag
	newPackage.PkgSourcePath = newPackageSourcePath

	' Save the package.
	newPackage.Put_

	' Output the new package name.
	wscript.echo "Created package: "  & newPackageDescription

End Sub
C#  Copy Code 
public void CreatePackage(WqlConnectionManager connection, string newPackageName, string newPackageDescription, int newPackageSourceFlag, string newPackageSourcePath)
{
	try
	{
		// Create new package object.
		IResultObject newPackage = connection.CreateInstance("SMS_Package");

		// Populate new package properties.
		newPackage["Name"].StringValue = newPackageName;
		newPackage["Description"].StringValue = newPackageDescription;
		newPackage["PkgSourceFlag"].IntegerValue = newPackageSourceFlag;
		newPackage["PkgSourcePath"].StringValue = newPackageSourcePath;

		// Save new package and new package properties.
		newPackage.Put();

		// Output new package name.
		Console.WriteLine("Created package: " + newPackageName);
}

	catch (SmsException ex)
	{
		Console.WriteLine("Failed to create package. Error: " + ex.Message);
		throw;
}
}

The example method has the following parameters:

Parameter Type Description

connection

  • Managed: WqlConnectionManager

  • VBScript: SWbemServices

A valid connection to the SMS Provider.

newPackageName

  • Managed: String

  • VBScript: String

The name of the new package.

newPackageDescription

  • Managed: String

  • VBScript: String

The description for the new package.

newPackageSourceFlag

  • Managed: Integer

  • VBScript: Integer

The package source.

newPackageSourcePath

  • Managed: String

  • VBScript: String

The path to the package source.

Compiling the Code

The C# example requires:

Namespaces

System

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine

Assembly

adminui.wqlqueryengine

microsoft.configurationmanagement.managementprovider

mscorlib

Robust Programming

For more information about error handling, see About Configuration Manager Errors.

See Also