TypeLib Element

Windows Installer XML (WiX) v3.0

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TypeLib Element

Description

Register a type library (TypeLib). Please note that in order to properly use this non-advertised, you will need use this element with Advertise='no' and also author the appropriate child Interface elements by extracting them from the type library itself.

Windows Installer references

TypeLib Table, Registry Table

Parents

Component, File

Inner Text

None

Children

Choice of elements (min: 0, max: unbounded)

AppId (min: 0, max: unbounded)
Class (min: 0, max: unbounded)
Interface (min: 0, max: unbounded)

Attributes

Name	Type	Description	Required
Id	Guid	The GUID that identifes the type library.	Yes
Advertise	YesNoType	Value of 'yes' will create a row in the TypeLib table. Value of 'no' will create rows in the Registry table. The default value is 'no'.
Control	YesNoType	Value of 'yes' means the type library describes controls, and should not be displayed in type browsers intended for nonvisual objects. This attribute can only be set if Advertise='no'.
Cost	Int	The cost associated with the registration of the type library in bytes. This attribute cannot be set if Advertise='no'.
Description	String	The localizable description of the type library.
HasDiskImage	YesNoType	Value of 'yes' means the type library exists in a persisted form on disk. This attribute can only be set if Advertise='no'.
HelpDirectory	String	The identifier of the Directory element for the help directory.
Hidden	YesNoType	Value of 'yes' means the type library should not be displayed to users, although its use is not restricted. Should be used by controls. Hosts should create a new type library that wraps the control with extended properties. This attribute can only be set if Advertise='no'.
Language	Integer	The language of the type library. This must be a non-negative integer.	Yes
MajorVersion	Integer	The major version of the type library. The value should be an integer from 0 - 255.
MinorVersion	Integer	The minor version of the type library. The value should be an integer from 0 - 255.
ResourceId	Integer	The resource id of a typelib. The value is appended to the end of the typelib path in the registry.
Restricted	YesNoType	Value of 'yes' means the type library is restricted, and should not be displayed to users. This attribute can only be set if Advertise='no'.

See Also

Wix Schema

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