The UseFeature method of the Installer object increments the usage count for a particular feature and returns the installation state for that feature. This method should be used to indicate an application's intent to use a feature.
Syntax
Script
UseFeature(
Product,
Feature,
InstallMode
)
Parameters
- Product
-
Specifies the product code of the product.
- Feature
-
Identifies the feature to be used.
- InstallMode
-
This parameter must be msiInstallModeNoDetection.
Return Value
This method does not return a value.Remarks
The UseFeature method should only be used on features known to be published. The application should determine the status of the feature by calling either the FeatureState property or Features property or their API equivalents.
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_IInstaller is defined as 000C1090-0000-0000-C000-000000000046 |
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