Cloud Post-Uninstall Script

Applies to: Patch My PC Cloud

A Post-Uninstall Script is a script that can be run after the uninstaller runs.

To add a Post-Uninstall script:

  1. Click Add beside the Post-Uninstall option.

Clicking “Add” beside the “Post-Uninstall” option

  1. To import an existing script, click Import then browse to the location containing the script and select it.

Clicking “Import” to import an existing script

The Add Post-Uninstall Scripts page is populated with the imported script.

“Add Post-Uninstall Script” page is populated with the imported script.

  1. To manually add a script, enter a unique name for the script in the Script Name field.

Entering a unique name for the script in the “Script Name” field

  1. Select the type of script from the Script Format dropdown.

Selecting the type of script from the “Script Format” dropdown.

  1. In the script editor, type your script.

Typing your script in the Script Editor

Note

We currently have a limit of 50,000 characters per script. Use the Number of characters used counter to keep track of the number of characters you’ve entered in the script editor.

  1. In the Arguments field, enter any arguments you want to provide to the script.

    Entering any arguments you want to provide to the script by specifying them in the “Arguments” field

Tip

You can use variable names as arguments, provided they are enclosed by percentage signs (%). We provide common variables under this field, which you can add by clicking the plus (+) symbol or relevant variable name.

%ReturnCode% is currently only supported on post-scripts.

Important

Using script Arguments is currently unsupported when deploying an app to macOS.

  1. Click Save to save your script.

    Clicking “Save” to save your script

    The Configurations tab is re-displayed with the name of the configured script beside it.

“Configurations” tab re-displayed with the name of the configured script beside it

Tip

You can click Edit to edit a script or its settings. You can also click the red “x” beside a script to delete it.

If you do not want to configure any of the optional tabs under the Tools section, click Next to move to the Assignments tab.

Otherwise, click on the relevant tab under Tools to configure the required settings, which are explained in the relevant article.

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