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    I use PowerShell for testing newly sequenced applications. It's very basic with add and publish ... then unpublish and remove for cleanup.  In general my PS script is:

    # First code adds the package
clear
$pkgPath = "\\svr\path" + "\"
$pkgAppV = $pkgPath + "AppName.appv"
$pkgXML = $pkgPath  + "AppName_DeploymentConfig.xml"
Add-AppvClientPackage -Path $pkgAppV -DynamicDeploymentConfiguration $pkgXML | Publish-AppvClientPackage 

# Next code removes the package
$pkgName = Get-AppvClientPackage -Name *AppName*
Unpublish-AppvClientPackage -PackageID $pkgName.PackageId -VersionID $pkgName.VersionId
Remove-AppvClientPackage -PackageID $pkgName.PackageId -VersionID $pkgName.VersionId

    This works fine with applications sequenced with App-V 5.0 SP1, but not all packages sequenced with SP2.  What I've found is that there are duplicate or multiple entries for the properties of the package.  For example, if I do $pkgName.PackageID, there are 2 GUIDs.

    Example with SP1:

    • $pkgName = Get-AppvClientPackage -Name crystal*
      write-host $pkgName.Name
      write-host $pkgName.PackageId
      write-host $pkgName.VersionID
    • Crystal Reports XI Release 2
      0c868c6d-3ab8-4410-a65e-e2617af27a30
      e153f59f-b66b-4fb4-9e0d-5bc30e8a16e5

    Example with SP2:

    • Get-AppvClientPackage -Name webdrive*
      write-host $pkgName.Name
      write-host $pkgName.PackageId
      write-host $pkgName.VersionID
    • WebDrive 11.00.2749 x64 WebDrive 11.00.2749 x64
      a3e6a133-4521-4e93-8383-0dedf60414c6 a4dddd7f-e316-4321-9097-0a76c1784d9f
      d9eb3617-c359-4e32-9a50-34b8b0f9c8be be45eba9-40a6-4a2a-b2ac-04feffa30ad6

    See the additional entries?  Is this a bug?

    Nick Moseley | http://t3chn1ck.wordpress.com


    • Edited by nickmo Tuesday, February 11, 2014 9:34 PM fixed code block
    Tuesday, February 11, 2014 9:32 PM

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    With your tip and finding an example of handling an PowerShell array/collection, I've found the following works better now for my cleanup script and will handle multiple apps of the same name.

    foreach ($pkgName in Get-AppvClientPackage -Name *AppName*) {
        write-host $pkgName.Name
        Unpublish-AppvClientPackage -Name $pkgName.Name
        Remove-AppvClientPackage -Name $pkgName.Name
    }

    Nick Moseley | http://t3chn1ck.wordpress.com

    • Proposed as answer by znack Wednesday, February 12, 2014 5:01 PM
    • Marked as answer by David WoltersModerator Thursday, February 20, 2014 7:54 PM
    Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:41 AM

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    *Facepalm*  I was able to realize the cause of my problem after the writeup.  The system had cached entries of previous items with the same name, so the $pkgName became an array in that respect.

    Regardless, does anyone have a suggestion for how to better handle cleanup of these items based upon my script?

    Nick Moseley | http://t3chn1ck.wordpress.com

    Tuesday, February 11, 2014 9:43 PM
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    Is there a reason you are using the GUID? I believe you can just use the name that you're already gathering in order to remove the application.

    But what you have looks pretty good to me

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    • Proposed as answer by znack Wednesday, February 12, 2014 5:01 PM
    Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:11 AM
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    That's a great point. I made the script so long ago, that I don't recall my reasons for using the PkgID / VerID.  And now I can't think of any possible advantages, so I will probably simplify that portion.

    I'll still need to rework the script to account for multiple instances.

    Nick Moseley | http://t3chn1ck.wordpress.com

    Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:19 AM
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    With your tip and finding an example of handling an PowerShell array/collection, I've found the following works better now for my cleanup script and will handle multiple apps of the same name.

    foreach ($pkgName in Get-AppvClientPackage -Name *AppName*) {
        write-host $pkgName.Name
        Unpublish-AppvClientPackage -Name $pkgName.Name
        Remove-AppvClientPackage -Name $pkgName.Name
    }

    Nick Moseley | http://t3chn1ck.wordpress.com

    • Proposed as answer by znack Wednesday, February 12, 2014 5:01 PM
    • Marked as answer by David WoltersModerator Thursday, February 20, 2014 7:54 PM
    Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:41 AM
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    Great! I would guess that should work the same and reduces the complexity involved. Good job!

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    Wednesday, February 12, 2014 4:54 AM