Win32_MoveFileAction class

The Win32_MoveFileAction WMI class allows the author to locate files that already exist on the user's computer, and move or copy those files to a new location.

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_MoveFileAction : CIM_FileAction
{
  string ActionID;
  string Caption;
  string Description;
  string DestFolder;
  string DestName;
  uint16 Direction;
  string FileKey;
  string Name;
  uint16 Options;
  string SoftwareElementID;
  uint16 SoftwareElementState;
  string SourceFolder;
  string SourceName;
  uint16 TargetOperatingSystem;
  string Version;
};

Members

The Win32_MoveFileAction class has these types of members:

  • Methods
  • Properties

Methods

The Win32_MoveFileAction class has these methods.

Method Description
Invoke

Takes a particular action. The details of how the method performs the action are implementation-specific.

 

Properties

The Win32_MoveFileAction 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.

DestFolder

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Win32_Property instance whose value resolves to the full path to the destination directory.

DestName

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Name to be given to the original file after it is moved or copied. If this field is blank, then the destination file is given the same name as the source file.

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

 

FileKey

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Unique key that identifies this move file action within its product.

Name

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Name used to identify the software element.

Options

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Operating mode.

Value Meaning
0

Copy

1

Move

 

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

 

SourceFolder

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Name of a Win32_Property instance having a value that resolves to the full path to the source directory. If the SourceName property is left blank, then the property named in the SourceFolder property is assumed to contain the full path to the source file itself (including the file name).

SourceName

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Name of the source files to be moved or copied. This property may be left blank. See the description of the SourceFolder property. This field may contain wildcard characters (* and ?).

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 of the software element. Values should be in the form [Major].[Minor].[Revision] or [Major].[Minor][letter][revision].

Remarks

The Win32_MoveFileAction class is derived from CIM_FileAction.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows XP

Minimum supported server

Windows Server 2003

Namespace

Root\CIMV2

MOF

Msi.mof

DLL

Msiprov.dll

See also

Installed Applications Classes