The MsiGetProductCode function returns the product code of an application by using the component code of an installed or advertised component of the application. During initialization, an application must determine under which product code it has been installed or advertised.

Syntax

C++UINT MsiGetProductCode(
  __in   LPCTSTR szComponent,
  __out  LPTSTR lpProductBuf
);

Parameters

szComponent [in]

This parameter specifies the component code of a component that has been installed by the application. This will be typically the component code of the component containing the executable file of the application.

lpProductBuf [out]

Pointer to a buffer that receives the product code. This buffer must be 39 characters long. The first 38 characters are for the GUID, and the last character is for the terminating null character.

Return Value

Remarks

During initialization, an application must determine the product code under which it was installed. An application can be part of different products in different installations. For example, an application can be part of a suite of applications, or it can be installed by itself.

Requirements

See Also

Application-Only Functions

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Build date: 8/13/2009