GetErrorMessage Method (errorNumber)

Deployment Tools Foundation GetErrorMessage Method (errorNumber)

Gets a Windows Installer error message in the system default language.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public static string GetErrorMessage(
	int errorNumber
)

Public Shared Function GetErrorMessage ( 
	errorNumber As Integer
) As String

public:
static String^ GetErrorMessage(
	int errorNumber
)

static member GetErrorMessage : 
        errorNumber : int -> string

Parameters

Return Value

String
The message string, or null if the error message is not found.

Remarks

The returned string may have tokens such as [2] and [3] that are meant to be substituted with context-specific values.

Error numbers greater than 2000 refer to MSI "internal" errors, and are always returned in English.

Assembly: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller (Module: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll) Version: 3.0.0.0 (3.11.1.2318)