Create a Custom Detection Script for CubePDF Utility (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 CubePDF Utility using PowerShell.

How to Create a Custom Detection Script for CubePDF Utility

CubePDF Utility (File Detection Method)

• Install the version of CubePDF Utility you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • CubePDF Utility Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • CubePDF Utility Install and Uninstall (PowerShell)
• Open Windows PowerShell ISE by Right-Clicking on Windows PowerShell ISE and selecting Run as Administrator
• Copy the following code into the Windows PowerShell ISE

## Check for CubePDF Utility (File Detection Method)
$CubePDFExe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\CubePDF Utility*\CubePdfUtility.exe","C:\Program Files (x86)\CubePDF Utility*\CubePdfUtility.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$CubePDFExe.FullName
$CubePDFPath = $($CubePDFExe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","").Replace("C:\Program Files (x86)\","")
$FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($CubePDFExe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion

## Create Text File with CubePDF Utility File Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\CubePDF_Utility_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([String](Get-Item -Path `"`$Env:ProgramFiles\$CubePDFPath`",`"`${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\$CubePDFPath`" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge `"$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 CubePDF Utility Detection Method script required to detect the current version of CubePDF Utility that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\CubePDF Utility2\CubePdfUtility.exe","${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\CubePDF Utility2\CubePdfUtility.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge "2.5.1.0"){
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the CubePDF Utility Detection Method script content into the Custom Detection Rules (Script)
• Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / SCCM)
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/apps/deploy-use/create-applications#bkmk_detect-script
• Microsoft Intune
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/apps-win32-add

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CubePDF Utility (Registry Detection Method)

• Install the version of CubePDF Utility you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • CubePDF Utility Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • CubePDF Utility Install and Uninstall (PowerShell)
• Open Windows PowerShell ISE by Right-Clicking on Windows PowerShell ISE and selecting Run as Administrator
• Copy the following code into the Windows PowerShell ISE

## Check for CubePDF Utility (Registry Detection Method)
$CubePDF = Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall","HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'CubePDF Utility' } | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, DisplayVersion, PSChildName
$CubePDF.DisplayVersion
$CubePDF.PSChildName

## Create Text File with CubePDF Utility Registry Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\CubePDF_Utility_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($CubePDF.PSChildName)','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($CubePDF.PSChildName)' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '$($CubePDF.DisplayVersion)') {"
Add-Content -Path "$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 CubePDF Utility Detection Method script required to detect the current version of CubePDF Utility that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{4DB5CF1C-F10E-4C4D-84D7-2525CFAB8F6C}_is1','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{4DB5CF1C-F10E-4C4D-84D7-2525CFAB8F6C}_is1' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '2.5.1') {
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the CubePDF Utility Detection Method script content into the Custom Detection Rules (Script)
• Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / SCCM)
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/apps/deploy-use/create-applications#bkmk_detect-script
• Microsoft Intune
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/apps-win32-add

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.