The MsiGetFeatureState function gets the requested state of a feature.

Syntax

C++UINT MsiGetFeatureState(
  __in   MSIHANDLE hInstall,
  __in   LPCTSTR szFeature,
  __out  INSTALLSTATE *piInstalled,
  __out  INSTALLSTATE *piAction
);

Parameters

hInstall [in]

Handle to the installation provided to a DLL custom action or obtained through MsiOpenPackage, MsiOpenPackageEx, or MsiOpenProduct.

szFeature [in]

Specifies the feature name within the product.

piInstalled [out]

Specifies the returned current installed state. This parameter must not be null. This parameter can be one of the following values.

Value	Meaning
INSTALLSTATE_BADCONFIG	The configuration data is corrupt.
INSTALLSTATE_INCOMPLETE	The installation is suspended or in progress.
INSTALLSTATE_SOURCEABSENT	The feature must run from the source, and the source is unavailable.
INSTALLSTATE_MOREDATA	The return buffer is full.
INSTALLSTATE_INVALIDARG	An invalid parameter was passed to the function.
INSTALLSTATE_UNKNOWN	An unrecognized product or feature was specified.
INSTALLSTATE_BROKEN	The feature is broken.
INSTALLSTATE_ADVERTISED	The advertised feature.
INSTALLSTATE_ABSENT	The feature was uninstalled.
INSTALLSTATE_LOCAL	The feature was installed on the local drive.
INSTALLSTATE_SOURCE	The feature must run from the source, CD-ROM, or network.
INSTALLSTATE_DEFAULT	The feature is installed in the default location: local or source.

 

piAction [out]

Receives the action taken during the installation session. This parameter must not be null. For return values, see piInstalled.

Return Value

The MsiGetFeatureState function returns the following values:

ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE

An invalid or inactive handle was supplied.

ERROR_SUCCESS

The function succeeded.

ERROR_UNKNOWN_FEATURE

An unknown feature was requested.

Remarks

See Calling Database Functions From Programs.

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	MsiGetFeatureStateW (Unicode) and MsiGetFeatureStateA (ANSI)

See Also

Installer Selection Functions

Passing Null as the Argument of Windows Installer Functions

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Build date: 8/13/2009