AdvtExecuteSequence Table

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

The AdvtExecuteSequence table lists advertise actions the installer executes when the top-level ADVERTISE action is executed. The columns and Special Terminate Actions definitions are identical to those of the InstallExecuteSequence table.

Advertise actions in the sequence up to the InstallValidate action, and any exit dialogs, are located in the AdvtUISequence table. All actions from the InstallValidate action through the end of the install sequence are in the AdvExecuteSequence table.

The AdvtExecuteSequence table has the following columns.

Columns

Action

Name of the action to execute, either a built-in action, a custom action, or a user interface wizard.

Primary table key.

Condition

Logical expression. If the expression evaluates to expFalse, the action is skipped. If the expression syntax is invalid, the sequence terminates, returning iesBadActionData. For information on the conditional syntax, see MsiEvaluateCondition.

Sequence

Number that determines the sequence position in which this action is to be executed.

A positive value represents the sequence position. A Null value indicates that the action is never to be executed. The following negative values indicate that this action is to be executed if the installer returns the associated return code.

This value	Corresponds with this return code
-1	Successful completion (iesSuccess).
-2	User terminates install (iesUserExit).
-3	Fatal exit terminates (iesFailure).
-4	Install is suspended (iesSuspend).

Zero, all other negative numbers, or a Null value indicate that the action is never to be executed.

The actions that may be in the AdvtExecuteSequence table are:

PublishProduct
PublishFeatures
PublishComponents
RegisterClassInfo
RegisterExtensionInfo
RegisterMIMEInfo
RegisterTypeLibraries
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