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

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