The MsiDatabaseApplyTransform function applies a transform to a database.

Syntax

C++UINT MsiDatabaseApplyTransform(
  __in  MSIHANDLE hDatabase,
  __in  LPCTSTR szTransformFile,
  __in  int iErrorConditions
);

Parameters

hDatabase [in]

Handle to the database obtained from MsiOpenDatabase to the transform.

szTransformFile [in]

Specifies the name of the transform file to apply.

iErrorConditions [in]

Error conditions that should be suppressed. This parameter is a bit field that can contain the following bits.

Error condition	Meaning
MSITRANSFORM_ERROR_ADDEXISTINGROW 0x0001	Adding a row that already exists.
MSITRANSFORM_ERROR_DELMISSINGROW 0x0002	Deleting a row that does not exist.
MSITRANSFORM_ERROR_ADDEXISTINGTABLE 0x0004	Adding a table that already exists.
MSITRANSFORM_ERROR_DELMISSINGTABLE 0x0008	Deleting a table that does not exist.
MSITRANSFORM_ERROR_UPDATEMISSINGROW 0x0010	Updating a row that does not exist.
MSITRANSFORM_ERROR_CHANGECODEPAGE 0x0020	Transform and database code pages do not match and neither has a neutral code page.
MSITRANSFORM_ERROR_VIEWTRANSFORM 0x0100	Create the temporary _TransformView table.

 

Return Value

The MsiDatabaseApplyTransform function returns one of the following values:

ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE

An invalid or inactive handle was supplied.

ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER

An invalid parameter was passed to the function.

ERROR_INSTALL_TRANSFORM_FAILURE

The transform could not be applied.

ERROR_OPEN_FAILED

The transform storage file could not be opened.

ERROR_SUCCESS

The function succeeded.

Remarks

The MsiDatabaseApplyTransform function delays transforming tables until it is necessary. Any tables to be added or dropped are processed immediately. However, changes to the existing table are delayed until the table is loaded or the database is committed.

An error occurs if MsiDatabaseApplyTransform is called when tables have already been loaded and saved to storage.

Because the list delimiter for transforms, sources and patches is a semicolon, this character should not be used for filenames or paths.

This function cannot be called from custom actions. A call to this function from a custom action causes the function to fail.

If the function fails, you can obtain extended error information by using MsiGetLastErrorRecord.

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
Header	Msiquery.h
Library	Msi.lib
DLL	Msi.dll
Unicode and ANSI names	MsiDatabaseApplyTransformW (Unicode) and MsiDatabaseApplyTransformA (ANSI)

See Also

Database Management Functions

Database Transforms

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