ACTION Property

Windows Installer

ACTION Property

The ACTION property can be set to the following values.

Value

Value Meaning
INSTALL

INSTALL Action

ADVERTISE

ADVERTISE Action

ADMIN

ADMIN Action

 

The ACTION property determines which action to perform if a Null action name is supplied to MsiDoAction or the DoAction Method. If no value is defined for the ACTION property, the installer calls the INSTALL Action.

Requirements

VersionWindows Installer 5.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. Windows Installer 4.0 or Windows Installer 4.5 on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista. Windows Installer on Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. See the Windows Installer Run-Time Requirements for information about the minimum Windows service pack that is required by a Windows Installer version.

See Also

Properties

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