Win32_RemoveFileAction class

The Win32_RemoveFileAction WMI class represents files previously installed which are to be removed. The class can also remove specific author-specified files that were not installed by the installer. Each of these files is gated by a link to an entry in the software element class; those files whose components are resolved to any active Action state (that is, not in the off or NULL state) are removed if the file exists in the specified directory. This implies that removal of files is attempted when the gating software element is first installed, during a reinstall, and again when the gating software element is removed.

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_RemoveFileAction : CIM_RemoveFileAction
{
  string ActionID;
  string Caption;
  string Description;
  uint16 Direction;
  string DirProperty;
  string File;
  string FileKey;
  string FileName;
  uint16 InstallMode;
  string Name;
  string SoftwareElementID;
  uint16 SoftwareElementState;
  uint16 TargetOperatingSystem;
  string Version;
};

Members

The Win32_RemoveFileAction class has these types of members:

• Methods
• Properties

Methods

The Win32_RemoveFileAction class has these methods.

Properties

The Win32_RemoveFileAction class has these properties.

ActionID

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Unique identifier assigned to a particular action for a software element.

Caption

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Short textual description of the object.

Description

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Description of the object.

Direction

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Whether 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

DirProperty

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Win32_Property instance whose value is assumed to resolve to the full path to the folder of the file to be removed. The property can be the name of a directory property for a Win32_DirectorySpecification instance or any other property that represents a full path.

File

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

File name.

FileKey

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Unique key identifying this remove file action within its product.

FileName

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Name of the file to be removed. If this column is NULL, then the specified folder is removed if it is empty. All of the files that match the wildcard are removed from the specified directory.

InstallMode

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Bitmap that identifies when this remove file action is performed.

Value	Meaning
0x001 (1)	Remove only when the associated component is being installed (msiInstallStateLocal or msiInstallStateSource).
0x002 (2)	Remove only when the associated component is being removed (msiInstallStateAbsent)
0x003 (3)	Remove in either of the above cases.

Name

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Name used to identify the software element.

SoftwareElementID

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Identifier for the software element.

SoftwareElementState

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

State of a software element.

Value	Meaning
1	Deployable
2	Installable
3	Executable
4	Running

TargetOperatingSystem

Data type: uint16

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

Version

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Version should be in the form [Major].[Minor].[Revision] or [Major].[Minor][letter][revision].

Remarks

The Win32_RemoveFileAction class is derived from CIM_RemoveFileAction.

Requirements

See also

Installed Applications Classes