How to Call a Configuration Manager Object Class Method by Using WMI
Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2007, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2
To call a SMS Provider class method, in Configuration Manager 2007, you use the SWbemServices object ExecMethod method to call methods that are defined by the class.
Note
To call a method on an object instance, call the method from the object directly. For example, ObjectInstance.MethodName parameters
.
To call a Configuration Manager object class method
Set up a connection to the SMS Provider. For more information, see About the SMS Provider in Configuration Manager.
Using the SWbemServices you obtain in step one, call Get to get the class definition.
Create the input parameters as a SWbemMethodSet.
Using the SWbemServices object instance, call ExecuteMethod and specify the class name and input parameters.
Retrieve the method return value from the ReturnValue property in the returned SWbemObject object.
Example
The following example validates a collection rule query by calling the SMS_CollectionRuleQuery class ValidateQuery class method.
For information about calling the sample code, see Calling Configuration Manager Code Snippets.
Sub ValidateQueryRule(connection, wqlQuery)
Dim inParams
Dim outParams
Dim collectionRuleClass
On Error Resume Next
' Obtain the class definition object of a SMS_CollectionRuleQuery object.
Set collectionRuleClass = connection.Get("SMS_CollectionRuleQuery")
If Err.Number<>0 Then
Wscript.Echo "Couldn't get collection rule query object"
Exit Sub
End If
' Set up the in parameter.
Set inParams = collectionRuleClass.Methods_("ValidateQuery").InParameters.SpawnInstance_
inParams.WQLQuery = wqlQuery
If Err.Number<>0 Then
Wscript.Echo "Couldn't get in parameters object"
Exit Sub
End If
' Call the method.
Set outParams = _
connection.ExecMethod( "SMS_CollectionRuleQuery", "ValidateQuery", inParams)
If Err.Number<>0 Then
Wscript.Echo "Couldn't run method"
Exit Sub
End If
If outParams.ReturnValue = True Then
Wscript.Echo "Valid query"
Else
WScript.Echo "Not a valid query"
End If
End Sub
This example method has the following parameters:
Parameter | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
connection |
|
A valid connection to the SMS Provider. |
wqlQuery |
|
A WQL query string. For this example, |
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See Also
Concepts
Configuration Manager Objects Overview
How to Connect to an SMS Provider in Configuration Manager by Using WMI
How to Create a Configuration Manager Object by Using WMI
How to Delete a Configuration Manager Object by Using WMI
How to Modify a Configuration Manager Object by Using WMI
How to Perform an Asynchronous Configuration Manager Query by Using WMI
How to Perform a Synchronous Configuration Manager Query by Using WMI
How to Read a Configuration Manager Object by Using WMI
How to Read Lazy Properties by Using WMI
How to Use Configuration Manager Objects with WMI