The MsiOpenProduct function opens a product for use with the functions that access the product database. The MsiCloseHandle function must be called with the handle when the handle is no longer needed.

Note  Initialize COM on the same thread before calling the MsiOpenPackage, MsiOpenPackageEx, or MsiOpenProduct function.

Syntax

C++UINT MsiOpenProduct(
  __in   LPCTSTR szProduct,
  __out  MSIHANDLE *hProduct
);

Parameters

szProduct [in]

Specifies the product code of the product to be opened.

hProduct [out]

Pointer to a variable that receives the product handle.

Return Value

Value	Meaning
ERROR_BAD_CONFIGURATION	The configuration information is corrupt.
ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE	The product could not be opened.
ERROR_INSTALL_SOURCE_ABSENT	The source was unavailable.
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	An invalid parameter was passed to the function.
ERROR_SUCCESS	The function completed successfully.
ERROR_UNKNOWN_PRODUCT	The product code was unrecognized.

 

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	MsiOpenProductW (Unicode) and MsiOpenProductA (ANSI)

See Also

Product Query Functions

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