The GetPDFData Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class method, in Configuration Manager, produces SMS_Package Server WMI Class and SMS_Program Server WMI Class objects from a loaded package definition file.

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

SInt32 GetPDFData(
	 UInt32 PDFID,
	 SMS_Package PackageData,
	SMS_Program ProgramData[]
);

Parameters

PDFID

Data type: UInt32Qualifiers: [in]ID of the package definition file to be retrieved. Get this value from the SMS_PDF_Package Server WMI Class class.
PackageData

Data type: SMS_PackageQualifiers: [out]An SMS_Package Server WMI Class object produced from the package definition file.
ProgramData

Data type: SMS_Program ArrayQualifiers: [out]SMS_Program Server WMI Class objects produced from the package definition file.

Return Values

An SInt32 data type that is one of the following bit-field warning flags.

Flag Description

WARN_BAD_RUN (0)

Invalid run information specified.

WARN_BAD_RESTART (1)

Invalid restart information specified.

WARN_BAD_CANRUNWHEN (2)

Invalid CanRunWhen information specified.

WARN_BAD_ASSIGNMENT (3)

Invalid assignment information specified.

WARN_BAD_DEPENDPROG (4)

Invalid DependentProgram information specified.

WARN_BAD_SPECIFYDRIVE (5)

Invalid SpecifyDrive information specified.

WARN_BAD_ESTDISKSPACE (6)

Invalid EstimatedDiskSpace information specified.

WARN_NO_SUPPCLINFO (7)

No SupportedClients information specified.

WARN_BAD_SUPPCLINFO (8)

Invalid SupportedClients information specified.

WARN_VER1PDF (9)

Version 1.0 file used.

WARN_REMPRONOUKEY(10)

The remove program is set, but no uninstall Key is given.

Example Code

For an example that uses this method, see How to Create a Package by Using a Package Definition File Template.

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