ExecuteStringQuery Method (sqlFormat, args)

Deployment Tools Foundation ExecuteStringQuery Method (sqlFormat, args)

Executes the specified SQL SELECT query and returns all results as strings.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public IList<string> ExecuteStringQuery(
	string sqlFormat,
	params Object[] args
)

Public Function ExecuteStringQuery ( _
	sqlFormat As String, _
	ParamArray args As Object() _
) As IList(Of String)

public:
IList<String^>^ ExecuteStringQuery(
	String^ sqlFormat, 
	... array<Object^>^ args
)

Parameters

Return Value

All results combined into an array

Remarks

The sqlFormat parameter is formatted using Format(String, array<Object>[]()[]).

Multiple rows columns will be collapsed into a single on-dimensional list.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
BadQuerySyntaxException	the SQL syntax is invalid
InstallerException	the View could not be executed
InvalidHandleException	the Database handle is invalid

Assembly: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller (Module: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller) Version: 3.0.0.0 (3.5.1623.0)