How to Run a Configuration Manager Client Action
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
In Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, you run a Configuration Manager 2007 client action by calling the PerformAction method on the actions retrieved by CPAppletMgr object GetClientActions method.
To run a Configuration Manager client action
Get the Configuration Manager client Control Panel manager object (CPAppletMgr).
From CPAppletMgr, call GetClientActions to retrieve a collection of Configuration Manager client actions.
Loop through the collection and call PerformAction for each action you want to perform.
Example
The following example method gets the Configuration Manager client actions and performs each one by calling PerformAction.
For information about calling the sample code, see How to Call Configuration Manager COM Automation Objects.
Sub PerformAction
On Error Resume Next
Dim oCPAppletMgr ' Control Applet manager object
Dim oClientAction ' Individual client action
Dim oClientActions ' A collection of client actions
' Get the Control Panel applet manager object.
Set oCPAppletMgr=CreateObject("CPApplet.CPAppletMgr")
If err.number <> 0 Then
Wscript.echo "Couldn't create control panel application manager"
Exit Sub
End If
' Get a collection of actions.
Set oClientActions=oCPAppletMgr.GetClientActions
If err.number<>0 Then
wscript.echo "Couldn't get the client actions"
Set oCPAppletMgr=Nothing
Exit Sub
End If
' Display each client action name and perform it.
For Each oClientAction In oClientActions
wscript.echo oClientAction.name
oClientAction.PerformAction
wscript.echo
Next
Set oClientActions=Nothing
Set oCPAppletMgr=Nothing
End Sub
public void PerformAction()
{
try
{
CPAppletMgr cpAppletMgr = new CPAppletMgr();
ClientActions clientActions = cpAppletMgr.GetClientActions();
foreach (ClientAction action in clientActions)
{
Console.WriteLine("Name: " + action.Name);
action.PerformAction();
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
catch (COMException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error performing actions: " + e.Message);
throw;
}
}
The example method has no parameters:
Compiling the Code
This C# example requires:
Namespaces
System
System.Collections.Generic
System.Text
System.Runtime.InteropServices
CPAPPLETLib
Assemblies
CPApplet 1.0 Type Library
Robust Programming
For more information about error handling, see About Configuration Manager Errors.
Security
For more information about securing Configuration Manager applications, see About Securing Configuration Manager Applications.
See Also
Concepts
About Configuration Manager Control Panel Configuration
Configuration Manager Client Control Panel Configuration
How to View the Configuration Manager Client Components
How to View the Configuration Manager Client Properties
How to Call Configuration Manager COM Automation Objects