MsiExtractPatchXMLData (msi)
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Summary
TODO - a short description

C# Signature:

[DllImport("Msi.dll", SetLastError = true)]
static extern uint MsiExtractPatchXMLData(
String szPatchPath,
uint dwReserved,
[Out] StringBuilder szXMLData,
ref uint pcchXMLData
);

VB Signature:

Declare Function MsiExtractPatchXMLData Lib "msi.dll" (TODO) As TODO

User-Defined Types:

None.

Alternative Managed API:

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Notes:

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Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

uint pcchXMLData = 1024 * 1024;
StringBuilder szXMLData = new StringBuilder((int)pcchXMLData);
string strXmlPathData;

uint rv = MsiExtractPatchXMLData(
    _UpdateInfo.LocalFileName,
    0,
    szXMLData,
    ref pcchXMLData
);
if (0==rv)
{
    //  success
}

///
   private string TranslateMsiError(int msiError)
   {
      switch (msiError)
      {
     case 5 :    return Resources.MsiErrorAccessDenied ;
     case 1610:  return Resources.MsiErrorBadConfiguration ;
     case 1627:  return Resources.MsiErrorFunctionFailed ;
     case 87:    return Resources.MsiErrorInvalidParameter ;
     case 234:   return Resources.MsiErrorMoreData ;
     case 0:     return Resources.MsiErrorSuccess ;
     case 1605:  return Resources.MsiErrorUnknownProduct ;
     case 1608:  return Resources.MsiErrorUnknownProperty ;
     case 1647:  return Resources.MsiErrorUnknownPatch ;

     default:
     break;
      }
      return Resources.AgentErrorUnknown;
   }

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