MsiQueryProductStateA function (msi.h)

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The MsiQueryProductState function returns the installed state for a product.

Syntax

INSTALLSTATE MsiQueryProductStateA(
  [in] LPCSTR szProduct
);

Parameters

[in] szProduct

Specifies the product code that identifies the product to be queried.

Return value

Value Meaning
INSTALLSTATE_ABSENT
 The product is installed for a different user.
INSTALLSTATE_ADVERTISED
 The product is advertised but not installed.
INSTALLSTATE_DEFAULT
 The product is installed for the current user.
INSTALLSTATE_INVALIDARG
 An invalid parameter was passed to the function.
INSTALLSTATE_UNKNOWN
 The product is neither advertised or installed.
 
 

Remarks

Note

The msi.h header defines MsiQueryProductState as an alias which automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Installer 5.0 on Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, 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 or Windows XP. See the Windows Installer Run-Time Requirements for information about the minimum Windows service pack that is required by a Windows Installer version.
Target Platform Windows
Header msi.h
Library Msi.lib
DLL Msi.dll

See also

System Status Functions