Create a Custom Detection Script for Adobe Character Animator Creative Cloud (PowerShell)

Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / SCCM) and Microsoft Intune use Detection Rules to determine the presence of Applications & Win32 Apps. The detection rules ensure that application installations only begin to run if the application is not already installed on the device. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to create an updated custom detection script for each new version of Adobe Character Animator Creative Cloud using PowerShell.

How to Create a Custom Detection Script for Adobe Character Animator Creative Cloud

Adobe Character Animator Creative Cloud (File Detection Method)

## Check for Adobe Character Animator Creative Cloud (File Detection Method)
$CharacterAnimatorExe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Character Animator*\Support Files\Character Animator.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$CharacterAnimatorExe.FullName
$CharacterAnimatorPath = $($CharacterAnimatorExe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","")
$FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($CharacterAnimatorExe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersionRaw

## Create Text File with Adobe Character Animator Creative Cloud File Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\Adobe_Character_Animator_Creative_Cloud_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([String](Get-Item -Path `"`$Env:ProgramFiles\$CharacterAnimatorPath`" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersionRaw -ge `"$FileVersion`"){"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Write-Host `"Installed`""
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 0"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "else {"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 1"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Invoke-Item $FilePath
  • Click Run Script (F5)
  • A text file will open with the Adobe Character Animator Creative Cloud Detection Method script required to detect the current version of Adobe Character Animator Creative Cloud that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\Adobe\Adobe Character Animator 2023\Support Files\Character Animator.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersionRaw -ge "23.1.0.79"){
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

Adobe Character Animator Creative Cloud (Registry Detection Method)

## Check for Adobe Character Animator Creative Cloud (Registry Detection Method)
$CharacterAnimator = Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall","HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'Adobe Character Animator' -and $_.SystemComponent -ne '1' } | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, DisplayVersion, PSChildName
$CharacterAnimator.DisplayVersion
$CharacterAnimator.PSChildName

## Create Text File with Adobe Character Animator Creative Cloud Registry Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\Adobe_Character_Animator_Creative_Cloud_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($CharacterAnimator.PSChildName)','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($CharacterAnimator.PSChildName)' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '$($CharacterAnimator.DisplayVersion)') {"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Write-Host `"Installed`""
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 0"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "else {"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 1"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Invoke-Item $FilePath
  • Click Run Script (F5)
  • A text file will open with the Adobe Character Animator Creative Cloud Detection Method script required to detect the current version of Adobe Character Animator Creative Cloud that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CHAR_23_1','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CHAR_23_1' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '23.1') {
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

Always make sure to test everything in a development environment prior to implementing anything into production. The information in this article is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.