Win32_CreateFolderAction class
The Win32_CreateFolderAction WMI class represents an action that creates empty folders for software elements set to be installed locally. The removal of folders is handled by the RemoveFolders action. When a folder is newly created, it is registered with the appropriate component identifier.
Note
For more information about support or requirements for installation on a specific operating system, see Operating System Availability of WMI Components.
The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all inherited properties. Properties and methods are in alphabetic order, not MOF order.
Syntax
[Provider("MSIProv"), Dynamic]
class Win32_CreateFolderAction : CIM_CreateDirectoryAction
{
string ActionID;
string Caption;
string Description;
uint16 Direction;
string DirectoryName;
string Name;
string SoftwareElementID;
uint16 SoftwareElementState;
uint16 TargetOperatingSystem;
string Version;
};
Members
The Win32_CreateFolderAction class has these types of members:
Methods
The Win32_CreateFolderAction class has these methods.
| Method | Description |
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| Invoke | Takes a particular action. The details of how the method performs the action are implementation-specific. |
Properties
The Win32_CreateFolderAction class has these properties.
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ActionID
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
Unique identifier assigned to a particular action for a software element.
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Caption
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
Short textual description of the object.
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Description
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
Description of the object.
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Direction
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Data type: uint16
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Access type: Read-only
A particular CIM_Action object is part of a sequence of actions to transition the current software element to its next state (Install) or to remove the current software element (Uninstall).
Value Meaning - 1
Install - 2
Uninstall -
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DirectoryName
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
Directory value of the associated Win32_DirectorySpecification instance to which this action applies.
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Name
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
Name used to identify the software element.
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SoftwareElementID
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
Identifier for the software element.
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SoftwareElementState
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Data type: uint16
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Access type: Read-only
State of a software element.
Value Meaning - 1
Deployable - 2
Installable - 3
Executable - 4
Running -
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TargetOperatingSystem
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Data type: uint16
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Access type: Read-only
Target operating system of the owning software element. The possible values for this property are as follows.
Value Meaning - 0
Unknown - 1
Other - 2
MACOS - 3
ATTUNIX - 4
DGUX - 5
DECNT - 6
Digital Unix - 7
OpenVMS - 8
HPUX - 9
AIX - 10
MVS - 11
OS400 - 12
OS/2 - 13
JavaVM - 14
MSDOS - 15
WIN3x - 16
WIN95 - 17
WIN98 - 18
WINNT - 19
WINCE - 20
NCR3000 - 21
NetWare - 22
OSF - 23
DC/OS - 24
Reliant UNIX - 25
SCO UnixWare - 26
SCO OpenServer - 27
Sequent - 28
IRIX - 29
Solaris - 30
SunOS - 31
U6000 - 32
ASERIES - 33
TandemNSK - 34
TandemNT - 35
BS2000 - 36
LINUX - 37
Lynx - 38
XENIX - 39
VM/ESA - 40
Interactive UNIX - 41
BSDUNIX - 42
FreeBSD - 43
NetBSD - 44
GNU Hurd - 45
OS9 - 46
MACH Kernel - 47
Inferno - 48
QNX - 49
EPOC - 50
IxWorks - 51
VxWorks - 52
MiNT - 53
BeOS - 54
HP MPE - 55
NextStep - 56
PalmPilot - 57
Rhapsody -
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Version
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
Version of the software element. Values should be in the form [Major].[Minor].[Revision] or [Major].[Minor][letter][revision].
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Remarks
The Win32_CreateFolderAction class is derived from CIM_CreateDirectoryAction.
Requirements
| Minimum supported client |
Windows XP |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2003 |
| Namespace |
Root\CIMV2 |
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