ProvideQualifiedComponent Method (component, qualifier, installMode, product)

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Deployment Tools Foundation ProvideQualifiedComponent Method (component, qualifier, installMode, product)

Gets the full component path for a qualified component that is published by a product and performs any necessary installation. This method prompts for source if necessary and increments the usage count for the feature.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public static string ProvideQualifiedComponent(
	string component,
	string qualifier,
	InstallMode installMode,
	string product
)

Public Shared Function ProvideQualifiedComponent ( 
	component As String,
	qualifier As String,
	installMode As InstallMode,
	product As String
) As String

public:
static String^ ProvideQualifiedComponent(
	String^ component, 
	String^ qualifier, 
	InstallMode installMode, 
	String^ product
)

Parameters

component (String): Specifies the component ID for the requested component. This may not be the GUID for the component itself but rather a server that provides the correct functionality, as in the ComponentId column of the PublishComponent table.

qualifier (String): Specifies a qualifier into a list of advertising components (from PublishComponent Table).

installMode (InstallMode): Installation mode; this can also include bits from ReinstallModes

product (String): Optional; specifies the product to match that has published the qualified component.

Return Value

String
Path to the component

Remarks

Win32 MSI APIs: MsiProvideQualifiedComponent MsiProvideQualifiedComponentEx

Assembly: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller (Module: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll) Version: 3.0.0.0 (3.9.1006.0)

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