src/CustomActions/MsiTools/MsiBinary.cpp File Reference

#include "StdAfx.h"

Functions
CA_API UINT __stdcall	BinaryWrite (MSIHANDLE hInstall)
	Saves a binary stream into a file.

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Function Documentation

CA_API UINT __stdcall BinaryWrite

(

MSIHANDLE

hInstall

)

Saves a binary stream into a file.

Parameters:

BINARYWRITE_PROPERTYNAME	The name of the Binary property that contains the data.
BINARYWRITE_TARGETFILENAME	The output filename

Example:

<Binary Id="TestData" SourceFile="TestData.txt" />
<Binary Id="MsiTools" SourceFile="$(var.BinDir)\MsiTools.dll" />
<CustomAction Id="BinaryWrite" BinaryKey="MsiTools" DllEntry="BinaryWrite" Execute="immediate" Return="check" />
<CustomAction Id="SetBinaryWrite_PropertyName" Property="BINARYWRITE_PROPERTYNAME" Value="TestData" />
<CustomAction Id="SetBinaryWrite_TargetFileName" Property="BINARYWRITE_TARGETFILENAME" Value="[SourceDir]TestData.txt" />
<InstallUISequence>
 <Custom Action="SetBinaryWrite_PropertyName" After="CostInitialize">1</Custom>
 <Custom Action="SetBinaryWrite_TargetFileName" After="SetBinaryWrite_PropertyName">1</Custom>
 <Custom Action="BinaryWrite" After="SetBinaryWrite_TargetFileName">1</Custom>
</InstallUISequence>