The MsiInstallMissingFile function installs files that are unexpectedly missing.

Syntax

C++UINT MsiInstallMissingFile(
  __in  LPCTSTR szProduct,
  __in  LPCTSTR szFile
);

Parameters

szProduct [in]

Specifies the product code for the product that owns the file to be installed.

szFile [in]

Specifies the file to be installed.

Return Value

Value	Meaning
ERROR_BAD_CONFIGURATION	The configuration information is corrupt.
ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE	The installation failed.
ERROR_INSTALL_SOURCE_ABSENT	The source was unavailable.
ERROR_INSTALL_SUSPEND	The installation was suspended.
ERROR_INSTALL_USEREXIT	The user exited the installation.
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	A parameter was invalid.
ERROR_SUCCESS	The function completed successfully.
ERROR_UNKNOWN_PRODUCT	The product code is unrecognized.

 

For more information about error messages, see Displayed Error Messages.

Remarks

The MsiInstallMissingFile function obtains the component that the file belongs to from the file table. Then, the product feature that requires the least additional disk space is installed.

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. See the Windows Installer Run-Time Requirements for information about the minimum Windows service pack that is required by a Windows Installer version.
Header	Msi.h
Library	Msi.lib
DLL	Msi.dll
Unicode and ANSI names	MsiInstallMissingFileW (Unicode) and MsiInstallMissingFileA (ANSI)

See Also

Installation and Configuration Functions

Multiple-Package Installations

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Build date: 8/13/2009