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| 2 | :mod:`msilib` --- Read and write Microsoft Installer files |
| 3 | ========================================================== |
| 4 | |
| 5 | .. module:: msilib |
| 6 | :platform: Windows |
| 7 | :synopsis: Creation of Microsoft Installer files, and CAB files. |
| 8 | .. moduleauthor:: Martin v. Löwis <martin@v.loewis.de> |
| 9 | .. sectionauthor:: Martin v. Löwis <martin@v.loewis.de> |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 | .. index:: single: msi |
| 13 | |
Georg Brandl | 116aa62 | 2007-08-15 14:28:22 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 14 | The :mod:`msilib` supports the creation of Microsoft Installer (``.msi``) files. |
| 15 | Because these files often contain an embedded "cabinet" file (``.cab``), it also |
| 16 | exposes an API to create CAB files. Support for reading ``.cab`` files is |
| 17 | currently not implemented; read support for the ``.msi`` database is possible. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | This package aims to provide complete access to all tables in an ``.msi`` file, |
| 20 | therefore, it is a fairly low-level API. Two primary applications of this |
| 21 | package are the :mod:`distutils` command ``bdist_msi``, and the creation of |
| 22 | Python installer package itself (although that currently uses a different |
| 23 | version of ``msilib``). |
| 24 | |
| 25 | The package contents can be roughly split into four parts: low-level CAB |
| 26 | routines, low-level MSI routines, higher-level MSI routines, and standard table |
| 27 | structures. |
| 28 | |
| 29 | |
| 30 | .. function:: FCICreate(cabname, files) |
| 31 | |
| 32 | Create a new CAB file named *cabname*. *files* must be a list of tuples, each |
| 33 | containing the name of the file on disk, and the name of the file inside the CAB |
| 34 | file. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | The files are added to the CAB file in the order they appear in the list. All |
| 37 | files are added into a single CAB file, using the MSZIP compression algorithm. |
| 38 | |
| 39 | Callbacks to Python for the various steps of MSI creation are currently not |
| 40 | exposed. |
| 41 | |
| 42 | |
| 43 | .. function:: UUIDCreate() |
| 44 | |
| 45 | Return the string representation of a new unique identifier. This wraps the |
| 46 | Windows API functions :cfunc:`UuidCreate` and :cfunc:`UuidToString`. |
| 47 | |
| 48 | |
| 49 | .. function:: OpenDatabase(path, persist) |
| 50 | |
| 51 | Return a new database object by calling MsiOpenDatabase. *path* is the file |
| 52 | name of the MSI file; *persist* can be one of the constants |
| 53 | ``MSIDBOPEN_CREATEDIRECT``, ``MSIDBOPEN_CREATE``, ``MSIDBOPEN_DIRECT``, |
| 54 | ``MSIDBOPEN_READONLY``, or ``MSIDBOPEN_TRANSACT``, and may include the flag |
| 55 | ``MSIDBOPEN_PATCHFILE``. See the Microsoft documentation for the meaning of |
| 56 | these flags; depending on the flags, an existing database is opened, or a new |
| 57 | one created. |
| 58 | |
| 59 | |
| 60 | .. function:: CreateRecord(count) |
| 61 | |
| 62 | Return a new record object by calling :cfunc:`MSICreateRecord`. *count* is the |
| 63 | number of fields of the record. |
| 64 | |
| 65 | |
| 66 | .. function:: init_database(name, schema, ProductName, ProductCode, ProductVersion, Manufacturer) |
| 67 | |
| 68 | Create and return a new database *name*, initialize it with *schema*, and set |
| 69 | the properties *ProductName*, *ProductCode*, *ProductVersion*, and |
| 70 | *Manufacturer*. |
| 71 | |
| 72 | *schema* must be a module object containing ``tables`` and |
| 73 | ``_Validation_records`` attributes; typically, :mod:`msilib.schema` should be |
| 74 | used. |
| 75 | |
| 76 | The database will contain just the schema and the validation records when this |
| 77 | function returns. |
| 78 | |
| 79 | |
| 80 | .. function:: add_data(database, records) |
| 81 | |
| 82 | Add all *records* to *database*. *records* should be a list of tuples, each one |
| 83 | containing all fields of a record according to the schema of the table. For |
| 84 | optional fields, ``None`` can be passed. |
| 85 | |
Georg Brandl | 5c10664 | 2007-11-29 17:41:05 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 86 | Field values can be integers, strings, or instances of the Binary class. |
Georg Brandl | 116aa62 | 2007-08-15 14:28:22 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 87 | |
| 88 | |
| 89 | .. class:: Binary(filename) |
| 90 | |
| 91 | Represents entries in the Binary table; inserting such an object using |
| 92 | :func:`add_data` reads the file named *filename* into the table. |
| 93 | |
| 94 | |
| 95 | .. function:: add_tables(database, module) |
| 96 | |
| 97 | Add all table content from *module* to *database*. *module* must contain an |
| 98 | attribute *tables* listing all tables for which content should be added, and one |
| 99 | attribute per table that has the actual content. |
| 100 | |
| 101 | This is typically used to install the sequence tables. |
| 102 | |
| 103 | |
| 104 | .. function:: add_stream(database, name, path) |
| 105 | |
| 106 | Add the file *path* into the ``_Stream`` table of *database*, with the stream |
| 107 | name *name*. |
| 108 | |
| 109 | |
| 110 | .. function:: gen_uuid() |
| 111 | |
| 112 | Return a new UUID, in the format that MSI typically requires (i.e. in curly |
| 113 | braces, and with all hexdigits in upper-case). |
| 114 | |
| 115 | |
| 116 | .. seealso:: |
| 117 | |
| 118 | `FCICreateFile <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/devnotes/winprog/fcicreate.asp>`_ |
| 119 | `UuidCreate <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/rpc/rpc/uuidcreate.asp>`_ |
| 120 | `UuidToString <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/rpc/rpc/uuidtostring.asp>`_ |
| 121 | |
| 122 | .. _database-objects: |
| 123 | |
| 124 | Database Objects |
| 125 | ---------------- |
| 126 | |
| 127 | |
| 128 | .. method:: Database.OpenView(sql) |
| 129 | |
| 130 | Return a view object, by calling :cfunc:`MSIDatabaseOpenView`. *sql* is the SQL |
| 131 | statement to execute. |
| 132 | |
| 133 | |
| 134 | .. method:: Database.Commit() |
| 135 | |
| 136 | Commit the changes pending in the current transaction, by calling |
| 137 | :cfunc:`MSIDatabaseCommit`. |
| 138 | |
| 139 | |
| 140 | .. method:: Database.GetSummaryInformation(count) |
| 141 | |
| 142 | Return a new summary information object, by calling |
| 143 | :cfunc:`MsiGetSummaryInformation`. *count* is the maximum number of updated |
| 144 | values. |
| 145 | |
| 146 | |
| 147 | .. seealso:: |
| 148 | |
| 149 | `MSIOpenView <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msiopenview.asp>`_ |
| 150 | `MSIDatabaseCommit <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msidatabasecommit.asp>`_ |
| 151 | `MSIGetSummaryInformation <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msigetsummaryinformation.asp>`_ |
| 152 | |
| 153 | .. _view-objects: |
| 154 | |
| 155 | View Objects |
| 156 | ------------ |
| 157 | |
| 158 | |
| 159 | .. method:: View.Execute([params=None]) |
| 160 | |
| 161 | Execute the SQL query of the view, through :cfunc:`MSIViewExecute`. *params* is |
| 162 | an optional record describing actual values of the parameter tokens in the |
| 163 | query. |
| 164 | |
| 165 | |
| 166 | .. method:: View.GetColumnInfo(kind) |
| 167 | |
| 168 | Return a record describing the columns of the view, through calling |
| 169 | :cfunc:`MsiViewGetColumnInfo`. *kind* can be either ``MSICOLINFO_NAMES`` or |
| 170 | ``MSICOLINFO_TYPES``. |
| 171 | |
| 172 | |
| 173 | .. method:: View.Fetch() |
| 174 | |
| 175 | Return a result record of the query, through calling :cfunc:`MsiViewFetch`. |
| 176 | |
| 177 | |
| 178 | .. method:: View.Modify(kind, data) |
| 179 | |
| 180 | Modify the view, by calling :cfunc:`MsiViewModify`. *kind* can be one of |
| 181 | ``MSIMODIFY_SEEK``, ``MSIMODIFY_REFRESH``, ``MSIMODIFY_INSERT``, |
| 182 | ``MSIMODIFY_UPDATE``, ``MSIMODIFY_ASSIGN``, ``MSIMODIFY_REPLACE``, |
| 183 | ``MSIMODIFY_MERGE``, ``MSIMODIFY_DELETE``, ``MSIMODIFY_INSERT_TEMPORARY``, |
| 184 | ``MSIMODIFY_VALIDATE``, ``MSIMODIFY_VALIDATE_NEW``, |
| 185 | ``MSIMODIFY_VALIDATE_FIELD``, or ``MSIMODIFY_VALIDATE_DELETE``. |
| 186 | |
| 187 | *data* must be a record describing the new data. |
| 188 | |
| 189 | |
| 190 | .. method:: View.Close() |
| 191 | |
| 192 | Close the view, through :cfunc:`MsiViewClose`. |
| 193 | |
| 194 | |
| 195 | .. seealso:: |
| 196 | |
| 197 | `MsiViewExecute <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msiviewexecute.asp>`_ |
| 198 | `MSIViewGetColumnInfo <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msiviewgetcolumninfo.asp>`_ |
| 199 | `MsiViewFetch <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msiviewfetch.asp>`_ |
| 200 | `MsiViewModify <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msiviewmodify.asp>`_ |
| 201 | `MsiViewClose <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msiviewclose.asp>`_ |
| 202 | |
| 203 | .. _summary-objects: |
| 204 | |
| 205 | Summary Information Objects |
| 206 | --------------------------- |
| 207 | |
| 208 | |
| 209 | .. method:: SummaryInformation.GetProperty(field) |
| 210 | |
| 211 | Return a property of the summary, through :cfunc:`MsiSummaryInfoGetProperty`. |
| 212 | *field* is the name of the property, and can be one of the constants |
| 213 | ``PID_CODEPAGE``, ``PID_TITLE``, ``PID_SUBJECT``, ``PID_AUTHOR``, |
| 214 | ``PID_KEYWORDS``, ``PID_COMMENTS``, ``PID_TEMPLATE``, ``PID_LASTAUTHOR``, |
| 215 | ``PID_REVNUMBER``, ``PID_LASTPRINTED``, ``PID_CREATE_DTM``, |
| 216 | ``PID_LASTSAVE_DTM``, ``PID_PAGECOUNT``, ``PID_WORDCOUNT``, ``PID_CHARCOUNT``, |
| 217 | ``PID_APPNAME``, or ``PID_SECURITY``. |
| 218 | |
| 219 | |
| 220 | .. method:: SummaryInformation.GetPropertyCount() |
| 221 | |
| 222 | Return the number of summary properties, through |
| 223 | :cfunc:`MsiSummaryInfoGetPropertyCount`. |
| 224 | |
| 225 | |
| 226 | .. method:: SummaryInformation.SetProperty(field, value) |
| 227 | |
| 228 | Set a property through :cfunc:`MsiSummaryInfoSetProperty`. *field* can have the |
| 229 | same values as in :meth:`GetProperty`, *value* is the new value of the property. |
| 230 | Possible value types are integer and string. |
| 231 | |
| 232 | |
| 233 | .. method:: SummaryInformation.Persist() |
| 234 | |
| 235 | Write the modified properties to the summary information stream, using |
| 236 | :cfunc:`MsiSummaryInfoPersist`. |
| 237 | |
| 238 | |
| 239 | .. seealso:: |
| 240 | |
| 241 | `MsiSummaryInfoGetProperty <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msisummaryinfogetproperty.asp>`_ |
| 242 | `MsiSummaryInfoGetPropertyCount <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msisummaryinfogetpropertycount.asp>`_ |
| 243 | `MsiSummaryInfoSetProperty <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msisummaryinfosetproperty.asp>`_ |
| 244 | `MsiSummaryInfoPersist <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msisummaryinfopersist.asp>`_ |
| 245 | |
| 246 | .. _record-objects: |
| 247 | |
| 248 | Record Objects |
| 249 | -------------- |
| 250 | |
| 251 | |
| 252 | .. method:: Record.GetFieldCount() |
| 253 | |
| 254 | Return the number of fields of the record, through |
| 255 | :cfunc:`MsiRecordGetFieldCount`. |
| 256 | |
| 257 | |
| 258 | .. method:: Record.SetString(field, value) |
| 259 | |
| 260 | Set *field* to *value* through :cfunc:`MsiRecordSetString`. *field* must be an |
| 261 | integer; *value* a string. |
| 262 | |
| 263 | |
| 264 | .. method:: Record.SetStream(field, value) |
| 265 | |
| 266 | Set *field* to the contents of the file named *value*, through |
| 267 | :cfunc:`MsiRecordSetStream`. *field* must be an integer; *value* a string. |
| 268 | |
| 269 | |
| 270 | .. method:: Record.SetInteger(field, value) |
| 271 | |
| 272 | Set *field* to *value* through :cfunc:`MsiRecordSetInteger`. Both *field* and |
| 273 | *value* must be an integer. |
| 274 | |
| 275 | |
| 276 | .. method:: Record.ClearData() |
| 277 | |
| 278 | Set all fields of the record to 0, through :cfunc:`MsiRecordClearData`. |
| 279 | |
| 280 | |
| 281 | .. seealso:: |
| 282 | |
| 283 | `MsiRecordGetFieldCount <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msirecordgetfieldcount.asp>`_ |
| 284 | `MsiRecordSetString <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msirecordsetstring.asp>`_ |
| 285 | `MsiRecordSetStream <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msirecordsetstream.asp>`_ |
| 286 | `MsiRecordSetInteger <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msirecordsetinteger.asp>`_ |
| 287 | `MsiRecordClear <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/msirecordclear.asp>`_ |
| 288 | |
| 289 | .. _msi-errors: |
| 290 | |
| 291 | Errors |
| 292 | ------ |
| 293 | |
| 294 | All wrappers around MSI functions raise :exc:`MsiError`; the string inside the |
| 295 | exception will contain more detail. |
| 296 | |
| 297 | |
| 298 | .. _cab: |
| 299 | |
| 300 | CAB Objects |
| 301 | ----------- |
| 302 | |
| 303 | |
| 304 | .. class:: CAB(name) |
| 305 | |
| 306 | The class :class:`CAB` represents a CAB file. During MSI construction, files |
| 307 | will be added simultaneously to the ``Files`` table, and to a CAB file. Then, |
| 308 | when all files have been added, the CAB file can be written, then added to the |
| 309 | MSI file. |
| 310 | |
| 311 | *name* is the name of the CAB file in the MSI file. |
| 312 | |
| 313 | |
| 314 | .. method:: CAB.append(full, file, logical) |
| 315 | |
| 316 | Add the file with the pathname *full* to the CAB file, under the name *logical*. |
| 317 | If there is already a file named *logical*, a new file name is created. |
| 318 | |
| 319 | Return the index of the file in the CAB file, and the new name of the file |
| 320 | inside the CAB file. |
| 321 | |
| 322 | |
| 323 | .. method:: CAB.commit(database) |
| 324 | |
| 325 | Generate a CAB file, add it as a stream to the MSI file, put it into the |
| 326 | ``Media`` table, and remove the generated file from the disk. |
| 327 | |
| 328 | |
| 329 | .. _msi-directory: |
| 330 | |
| 331 | Directory Objects |
| 332 | ----------------- |
| 333 | |
| 334 | |
| 335 | .. class:: Directory(database, cab, basedir, physical, logical, default, component, [componentflags]) |
| 336 | |
| 337 | Create a new directory in the Directory table. There is a current component at |
| 338 | each point in time for the directory, which is either explicitly created through |
| 339 | :meth:`start_component`, or implicitly when files are added for the first time. |
| 340 | Files are added into the current component, and into the cab file. To create a |
| 341 | directory, a base directory object needs to be specified (can be ``None``), the |
| 342 | path to the physical directory, and a logical directory name. *default* |
| 343 | specifies the DefaultDir slot in the directory table. *componentflags* specifies |
| 344 | the default flags that new components get. |
| 345 | |
| 346 | |
| 347 | .. method:: Directory.start_component([component[, feature[, flags[, keyfile[, uuid]]]]]) |
| 348 | |
| 349 | Add an entry to the Component table, and make this component the current |
| 350 | component for this directory. If no component name is given, the directory name |
| 351 | is used. If no *feature* is given, the current feature is used. If no *flags* |
| 352 | are given, the directory's default flags are used. If no *keyfile* is given, the |
| 353 | KeyPath is left null in the Component table. |
| 354 | |
| 355 | |
| 356 | .. method:: Directory.add_file(file[, src[, version[, language]]]) |
| 357 | |
| 358 | Add a file to the current component of the directory, starting a new one if |
| 359 | there is no current component. By default, the file name in the source and the |
| 360 | file table will be identical. If the *src* file is specified, it is interpreted |
| 361 | relative to the current directory. Optionally, a *version* and a *language* can |
| 362 | be specified for the entry in the File table. |
| 363 | |
| 364 | |
| 365 | .. method:: Directory.glob(pattern[, exclude]) |
| 366 | |
| 367 | Add a list of files to the current component as specified in the glob pattern. |
| 368 | Individual files can be excluded in the *exclude* list. |
| 369 | |
| 370 | |
| 371 | .. method:: Directory.remove_pyc() |
| 372 | |
| 373 | Remove ``.pyc``/``.pyo`` files on uninstall. |
| 374 | |
| 375 | |
| 376 | .. seealso:: |
| 377 | |
| 378 | `Directory Table <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/directory_table.asp>`_ |
| 379 | `File Table <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/file_table.asp>`_ |
| 380 | `Component Table <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/component_table.asp>`_ |
| 381 | `FeatureComponents Table <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/featurecomponents_table.asp>`_ |
| 382 | |
| 383 | .. _features: |
| 384 | |
| 385 | Features |
| 386 | -------- |
| 387 | |
| 388 | |
| 389 | .. class:: Feature(database, id, title, desc, display[, level=1[, parent[, directory[, attributes=0]]]]) |
| 390 | |
| 391 | Add a new record to the ``Feature`` table, using the values *id*, *parent.id*, |
| 392 | *title*, *desc*, *display*, *level*, *directory*, and *attributes*. The |
| 393 | resulting feature object can be passed to the :meth:`start_component` method of |
| 394 | :class:`Directory`. |
| 395 | |
| 396 | |
| 397 | .. method:: Feature.set_current() |
| 398 | |
| 399 | Make this feature the current feature of :mod:`msilib`. New components are |
| 400 | automatically added to the default feature, unless a feature is explicitly |
| 401 | specified. |
| 402 | |
| 403 | |
| 404 | .. seealso:: |
| 405 | |
| 406 | `Feature Table <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/feature_table.asp>`_ |
| 407 | |
| 408 | .. _msi-gui: |
| 409 | |
| 410 | GUI classes |
| 411 | ----------- |
| 412 | |
| 413 | :mod:`msilib` provides several classes that wrap the GUI tables in an MSI |
| 414 | database. However, no standard user interface is provided; use :mod:`bdist_msi` |
| 415 | to create MSI files with a user-interface for installing Python packages. |
| 416 | |
| 417 | |
| 418 | .. class:: Control(dlg, name) |
| 419 | |
| 420 | Base class of the dialog controls. *dlg* is the dialog object the control |
| 421 | belongs to, and *name* is the control's name. |
| 422 | |
| 423 | |
| 424 | .. method:: Control.event(event, argument[, condition=1[, ordering]]) |
| 425 | |
| 426 | Make an entry into the ``ControlEvent`` table for this control. |
| 427 | |
| 428 | |
| 429 | .. method:: Control.mapping(event, attribute) |
| 430 | |
| 431 | Make an entry into the ``EventMapping`` table for this control. |
| 432 | |
| 433 | |
| 434 | .. method:: Control.condition(action, condition) |
| 435 | |
| 436 | Make an entry into the ``ControlCondition`` table for this control. |
| 437 | |
| 438 | |
| 439 | .. class:: RadioButtonGroup(dlg, name, property) |
| 440 | |
| 441 | Create a radio button control named *name*. *property* is the installer property |
| 442 | that gets set when a radio button is selected. |
| 443 | |
| 444 | |
| 445 | .. method:: RadioButtonGroup.add(name, x, y, width, height, text [, value]) |
| 446 | |
| 447 | Add a radio button named *name* to the group, at the coordinates *x*, *y*, |
| 448 | *width*, *height*, and with the label *text*. If *value* is omitted, it defaults |
| 449 | to *name*. |
| 450 | |
| 451 | |
| 452 | .. class:: Dialog(db, name, x, y, w, h, attr, title, first, default, cancel) |
| 453 | |
| 454 | Return a new :class:`Dialog` object. An entry in the ``Dialog`` table is made, |
| 455 | with the specified coordinates, dialog attributes, title, name of the first, |
| 456 | default, and cancel controls. |
| 457 | |
| 458 | |
| 459 | .. method:: Dialog.control(name, type, x, y, width, height, attributes, property, text, control_next, help) |
| 460 | |
| 461 | Return a new :class:`Control` object. An entry in the ``Control`` table is made |
| 462 | with the specified parameters. |
| 463 | |
| 464 | This is a generic method; for specific types, specialized methods are provided. |
| 465 | |
| 466 | |
| 467 | .. method:: Dialog.text(name, x, y, width, height, attributes, text) |
| 468 | |
| 469 | Add and return a ``Text`` control. |
| 470 | |
| 471 | |
| 472 | .. method:: Dialog.bitmap(name, x, y, width, height, text) |
| 473 | |
| 474 | Add and return a ``Bitmap`` control. |
| 475 | |
| 476 | |
| 477 | .. method:: Dialog.line(name, x, y, width, height) |
| 478 | |
| 479 | Add and return a ``Line`` control. |
| 480 | |
| 481 | |
| 482 | .. method:: Dialog.pushbutton(name, x, y, width, height, attributes, text, next_control) |
| 483 | |
| 484 | Add and return a ``PushButton`` control. |
| 485 | |
| 486 | |
| 487 | .. method:: Dialog.radiogroup(name, x, y, width, height, attributes, property, text, next_control) |
| 488 | |
| 489 | Add and return a ``RadioButtonGroup`` control. |
| 490 | |
| 491 | |
| 492 | .. method:: Dialog.checkbox(name, x, y, width, height, attributes, property, text, next_control) |
| 493 | |
| 494 | Add and return a ``CheckBox`` control. |
| 495 | |
| 496 | |
| 497 | .. seealso:: |
| 498 | |
| 499 | `Dialog Table <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/dialog_table.asp>`_ |
| 500 | `Control Table <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/control_table.asp>`_ |
| 501 | `Control Types <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/controls.asp>`_ |
| 502 | `ControlCondition Table <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/controlcondition_table.asp>`_ |
| 503 | `ControlEvent Table <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/controlevent_table.asp>`_ |
| 504 | `EventMapping Table <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/eventmapping_table.asp>`_ |
| 505 | `RadioButton Table <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/radiobutton_table.asp>`_ |
| 506 | |
| 507 | .. _msi-tables: |
| 508 | |
| 509 | Precomputed tables |
| 510 | ------------------ |
| 511 | |
| 512 | :mod:`msilib` provides a few subpackages that contain only schema and table |
| 513 | definitions. Currently, these definitions are based on MSI version 2.0. |
| 514 | |
| 515 | |
| 516 | .. data:: schema |
| 517 | |
| 518 | This is the standard MSI schema for MSI 2.0, with the *tables* variable |
| 519 | providing a list of table definitions, and *_Validation_records* providing the |
| 520 | data for MSI validation. |
| 521 | |
| 522 | |
| 523 | .. data:: sequence |
| 524 | |
| 525 | This module contains table contents for the standard sequence tables: |
| 526 | *AdminExecuteSequence*, *AdminUISequence*, *AdvtExecuteSequence*, |
| 527 | *InstallExecuteSequence*, and *InstallUISequence*. |
| 528 | |
| 529 | |
| 530 | .. data:: text |
| 531 | |
| 532 | This module contains definitions for the UIText and ActionText tables, for the |
| 533 | standard installer actions. |
| 534 | |