InstallStatusMIF Function Parameters

The function prototype for InstallStatusMIF is shown below:

DWORD WINAPI_loadds InstallStatusMIF(
  char *szFileName,  
  char *szCompany,   
  char *szProduct,   
  char *szVersion,   
  char *szLocale,    
  char *szSerialNo,  
  char *szMessage,   
  BOOL bStatus       
);
 

Parameters

szFileName

A unique name for the MIF file. To ensure that the name is unique, you can specify the name of the application being installed or removed, or you can use the Win32 function GetTempFileName, which creates a temporary file with a unique name. Do not specify a path or file extension.

szCompany

Any string for the company name.

szProduct

Any string for the product name.

szVersion

Version of the product.

szLocale

The localization key that identifies the language version of the product. See the Microsoft Development Network (MSDN) Development Library for tables of the localization key names.

szSerialNo

Any string for the serial number.

szMessage

String reporting the success or failure of the installation. This string must be localized.

bStatus

Install status; specify TRUE if the installation was successful; otherwise FALSE.