The MsiDatabaseExport function exports a Microsoft Installer table from an open database to a Text Archive File.

Syntax

C++UINT MsiDatabaseExport(
  __in  MSIHANDLE hDatabase,
  __in  LPCTSTR szTableName,
  __in  LPCTSTR szFolderPath,
  __in  LPCTSTR szFileName
);

Parameters

hDatabase [in]

The handle to a database from MsiOpenDatabase.

szTableName [in]

The name of the table to export.

szFolderPath [in]

The name of the folder that contains archive files.

szFileName [in]

The name of the exported table archive file.

Return Value

The MsiDatabaseExport function returns one of the following values:

Remarks

If a table contains streams, MsiDatabaseExport exports each stream to a separate file.

For more information, see MsiDatabaseImport.

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 get extended error information by using MsiGetLastErrorRecord.

Requirements

See Also

Database Management Functions

Text Archive Files

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Build date: 8/13/2009