Create a Custom Detection Script for Simple Sticky Notes (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 Simple Sticky Notes using PowerShell.

How to Create a Custom Detection Script for Simple Sticky Notes

Simple Sticky Notes (File Detection Method)

• Install the version of Simple Sticky Notes you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • Simple Sticky Notes Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • Simple Sticky Notes 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 Simple Sticky Notes (File Detection Method)
$StickyNotesExe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\Simnet\Simple Sticky Notes\ssn.exe","C:\Program Files (x86)\Simnet\Simple Sticky Notes\ssn.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$StickyNotesExe.FullName
$StickyNotesPath = $($StickyNotesExe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","").Replace("C:\Program Files (x86)\","")
$FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($StickyNotesExe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersionRaw

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

Example:

If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\Simnet\Simple Sticky Notes\ssn.exe","${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Simnet\Simple Sticky Notes\ssn.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersionRaw -ge "6.2.0.0"){
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the Simple Sticky Notes 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.