The following example shows how to modify a program, in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, by using the SMS_Package and SMS_Program classes and properties.

To modify program properties

  1. Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.

  2. Get the program instance using the package ID and program name provided.

  3. Replace the program description property with the one passed into the method.

  4. Save the program object and properties.

Example

The following example method modifies program properties for software distribution.

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

Visual Basic Script  Copy Code 
Sub ModifyProgram(connection, existingpackageID, existingProgramNameToModify, newProgramDescription)  

	 ' Load the specific program to change (programname is a key value and must be unique).	 Dim program
	 Set program = connection.Get("SMS_Program.PackageID='" & existingPackageID & "'" & ",ProgramName='" & existingProgramNameToModify & "'")
	
	 ' Replace the existing program property (in this case the program description).
	 program.Description = newProgramDescription
	 program.Comment = newProgramDescription
	 ' Save the program with the modified properties.
	 program.Put_

	 ' Output program name.
	 WScript.echo "Modified program: " & program.ProgramName		

End Sub
C#  Copy Code 
public void ModifyProgram(WqlConnectionManager connection, string existingPackageID, string existingProgramNameToModify, string newProgramDescription)
{

	try
	{
	
		// Load the specific program to change (programname is a key value and must be unique).
		IResultObject program = connection.GetInstance(@"SMS_Program.PackageID='" + existingPackageID + "',ProgramName='" + existingProgramNameToModify + "'");
	
		// Replace the existing program property (in this case the program description).
		program["Description"].StringValue = newProgramDescription;
		program["Comment"].StringValue = newProgramDescription;
		// Save the program with the modified properties.
		program.Put();

		// Output program name.
		Console.WriteLine("Modified program: " + program["ProgramName"].StringValue);
	
}
	catch (SmsException ex)
	{
		Console.WriteLine("Failed to modify the program. Error: " + ex.Message);
		throw;
}
}

The example method has the following parameters:

Parameter Type Description

connection

swbemServices

  • Managed: WqlConnectionManager

  • VBScript: SWbemServices

A valid connection to the SMS Provider.

existingPackageID

  • Managed: String

  • VBScript: String

The ID of an existing package with which to associate the program.

existingProgramNameToModify

  • Managed: String

  • VBScript: String

The name for the program to modify.

newProgramDescription

  • Managed: String

  • VBScript: String

The description for the new program.

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