This sample code is from an ICE custom action ( ICE01). It validates that the ICE mechanism is working by displaying the time. The ICE posts a message giving the time the installer called the ICE. This ICE should never return an error.
//
// test of external database access
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <strsafe.h>
#include <MsiQuery.h>
#pragma comment(lib, "msi.lib")
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// ICE01 - simple ICE that does not test anything
UINT __stdcall ICE01(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
{
// setup the record to describe owner and date created
PMSIHANDLE hRecCreated = ::MsiCreateRecord(1);
::MsiRecordSetString(hRecCreated, 0, TEXT("ICE01\t3\tCreated 04/29/1998 by <insert author's name here>"));
// post the owner message
::MsiProcessMessage(hInstall, INSTALLMESSAGE(INSTALLMESSAGE_USER), hRecCreated);
// setup the record to describe the last time the ICE was modified
::MsiRecordSetString(hRecCreated, 0, TEXT("ICE01\t3\tLast modified 05/06/1998 by <insert author's name here>"));
// post the last modification message
::MsiProcessMessage(hInstall, INSTALLMESSAGE(INSTALLMESSAGE_USER), hRecCreated);
// setup the record to describe what the ICE evaluates
::MsiRecordSetString(hRecCreated, 0, TEXT("ICE01\t3\tSimple ICE illustrating the ICE concept"));
// post the description of evaluation message
::MsiProcessMessage(hInstall, INSTALLMESSAGE(INSTALLMESSAGE_USER), hRecCreated);
// time value to be sent on
TCHAR szValue[200];
DWORD cchValue = sizeof(szValue)/sizeof(TCHAR);
// try to get the time of this call
if (MsiGetProperty(hInstall, TEXT("Time"), szValue, &cchValue) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
StringCchCopy(szValue, sizeof("(none)")/sizeof(TCHAR)+1, TEXT("none"));// no time available
// setup the record to be sent as a message
PMSIHANDLE hRecTime = ::MsiCreateRecord(2);
::MsiRecordSetString(hRecTime, 0, TEXT("ICE01\t3\tCalled at [1]."));
::MsiRecordSetString(hRecTime, 1, szValue);
// send the time
::MsiProcessMessage(hInstall, INSTALLMESSAGE(INSTALLMESSAGE_USER), hRecTime);
return ERROR_SUCCESS; // allows other ICEs will continue
}
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