

Deployment Tools Foundation
GetErrorMessage Method (errorRecord)
Deployment Tools Foundation Namespaces ► Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller ► Installer ► GetErrorMessage(Record)
Gets a formatted Windows Installer error message in the system default language.

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public static string GetErrorMessage( Record errorRecord )
Public Shared Function GetErrorMessage ( errorRecord As Record ) As String
public: static String^ GetErrorMessage( Record^ errorRecord )

- errorRecord (Record)
- Error record containing the error number in the first field, and error-specific parameters in the other fields.

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

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 (3.9.1006.0)