GetProviderVersion Method in Class SMS_Identification
The GetProviderVersion Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class method, in Configuration Manager, gets the product version string from the version resources of the SMS Provider DLL.
The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and defines the method.
Syntax
SInt32 GetProviderVersion(
String VersionString
);
Parameters
VersionString
Data type: String
Qualifiers: [out]
Product version string from the version resources of the Smsprov.dll file.
Return Values
An SInt32 data type that is 0 to indicate success or non-zero to indicate failure.
For information about handling returned errors, see About Configuration Manager Errors.
Remarks
The version that is obtained by this method allows your application to determine whether the SMS Provider has had a hotfix applied.
Example Code
The following example shows how to call this method to get the version number of the SMS Provider.
Dim Identification As SWbemObject
Dim ProviderVersion As String
Set Identification = GetObject("winmgmts:\root\sms\site_<sitecode>:SMS_Identification")
Identification.GetProviderVersion ProviderVersion
MsgBox "Version = " & ProviderVersion
Requirements
Runtime Requirements
For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Runtime Requirements.
Development Requirements
For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Development Requirements.