Merge.ExtractFilesEx Method

Windows Installer

Merge.ExtractFilesEx Method

The ExtractFilesEx method of the Merge object extracts the embedded .cab file from a module and then writes those files to the destination directory.

Syntax

Script
ExtractFilesEx(
  Path,
  fLongFileNames,
  pFilePaths
)

Parameters

Path

The fully qualified destination directory.

fLongFileNames

Set to specify using long file names for path segments and final file names.

pFilePaths

This is a list of fully-qualified paths for the files that were successfully extracted.

Return Value

This method does not return a value.

Remarks

Any files in the destination directory with the same name are overwritten. The path is created if it does not already exist.

C++

See ExtractFilesEx function.

Requirements

VersionMergemod.dll 2.0 or later
HeaderMergemod.h
DLLMergemod.dll

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