The DatabaseState property of the Database object is a read-only property.
This property returns the persistence state of the database as one of the following parameters.
| Database state | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| msiDatabaseStateRead | 0 | Database opens as read-only. Changes to persistent data are not permitted and temporary data is not saved. |
| msiDatabaseStateWrite | 1 | Database is fully operational for read and write. |
Syntax
Script
Database.DatabaseState
Requirements
| Version | Windows 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 |
|---|---|
| DLL | Msi.dll |
| IID | IID_IDatabase is defined as 000C109D-0000-0000-C000-000000000046 |
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