Create a Custom Detection Script for PostgreSQL 16 (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 PostgreSQL 16 using PowerShell.

How to Create a Custom Detection Script for PostgreSQL 16

PostgreSQL 16 (File Detection Method)

• Install the version of PostgreSQL 16 you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • PostgreSQL 16 Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • PostgreSQL 16 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 PostgreSQL 16 (File Detection Method)
$PostgreSQL16Exe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16*\bin\postgres.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$PostgreSQL16Exe.FullName
$PostgreSQL16Path = $($PostgreSQL16Exe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","")
$FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($PostgreSQL16Exe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersionRaw

## Create Text File with PostgreSQL 16 File Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\PostgreSQL_16_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([String](Get-Item -Path `"`$Env:ProgramFiles\$PostgreSQL16Path`" -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 PostgreSQL 16 Detection Method script required to detect the current version of PostgreSQL 16 that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\PostgreSQL\16rc1\bin\postgres.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersionRaw -ge "16.0.0.0"){
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the PostgreSQL 16 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.