You can use the following option flags to specify the in-script execution of custom actions. These options copy the action code into the execution, rollback, or commit script. To set an option add the value in this table to the value in the Type field of the CustomAction table.
Note that the msidbCustomActionTypeInScript must be included with each of these options.
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
(none) |
Hexadecimal: 0x00000000 Decimal: 0 Immediate execution. |
msidbCustomActionTypeInScript |
Hexadecimal: 0x00000400 Decimal: 1024 Queues for execution at scheduled point within script. This flag designates that this is a deferred execution custom action. |
msidbCustomActionTypeInScript + msidbCustomActionTypeRollback |
Hexadecimal: 0x00000400 + 0x00000100 Decimal: 1280 Queues for execution at scheduled point within script. Executes only upon an installation rollback. This flag designates that this is a rollback custom action. |
msidbCustomActionTypeInScript + msidbCustomActionTypeCommit |
Hexadecimal: 0x00000400 + 0x00000200 Decimal: 1536 Queues for execution at scheduled point within script. Executes only upon install commit. This flag designates that this is a commit custom action. |
msidbCustomActionTypeInScript + msidbCustomActionTypeNoImpersonate |
Hexadecimal: 0x00000400 + 0x00000800 Decimal: 3072 Queues for execution at scheduled point within script. Executes with no user impersonation. Runs in system context. |
msidbCustomActionTypeInScript + msidbCustomActionTypeNoImpersonate + msidbCustomActionTypeRollback |
Hexadecimal: 0x00000400 + 0x00000800 + 0x00000100 Decimal: 3328 Queues for execution at scheduled point within script. Executes with no user impersonation. Runs in system context. This flag combination designates that this is a rollback custom action. |
msidbCustomActionTypeInScript + msidbCustomActionTypeNoImpersonate + msidbCustomActionTypeCommit |
Hexadecimal: 0x00000400 + 0x00000800 + 0x00000200 Decimal: 3584 Queues for execution at scheduled point within script. Executes with no user impersonation. Runs in system context. This flag combination designates that this is a commit custom action. |
msidbCustomActionTypeTSAware + msidbCustomActionTypeInScript |
Hexadecimal: 0x00000400 + 0x00004000 Decimal: 17408 Queues for execution at the scheduled point within script. Executes with user impersonation. Runs with user impersonation during per-machine installs on a server running the Terminal Server role service. Normal deferred execution custom actions, without this attribute, run with no user impersonation on a terminal server during per-machine installations. This attribute has no effect if the action also has the msidbCustomActionTypeNoImpersonate attribute. Windows 2000 Server: This flag is not available. |
msidbCustomActionTypeTSAware + msidbCustomActionTypeInScript + msidbCustomActionTypeRollback |
Hexadecimal: 0x00000400 + 0x00004000 + 0x00000100 Decimal: 17664 Queues for execution at the scheduled point within script. Run only upon an installation rollback. Execute with user impersonation. Runs with user impersonation during per-machine installs on a terminal server. Windows 2000 Server: This flag is not available. |
msidbCustomActionTypeTSAware + msidbCustomActionTypeInScript + msidbCustomActionTypeCommit |
Hexadecimal: 0x00000400 + 0x00004000 + 0x00000200 Decimal: 17920 Queues for execution at the scheduled point within script. Runs only upon an install commit. Executes with user impersonation. Runs with user impersonation during per-machine installs on a terminal server. Windows 2000 Server: This flag is not available. |
For information about custom actions that run only when a patch is being uninstalled, see the Custom Action Patch Uninstall Option.
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