Public/Open-WindowsInstallerPackage.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Opens a Windows Installer package .DESCRIPTION The function Open-WindowsInstallerPackage opens a Windows Installer package. .PARAMETER PackagePath The path to the Windows Installer package (.msi) file. .OUTPUTS WindowsInstaller.Session object .EXAMPLE $Session = Open-WindowsInstallerPackage -PackagePath "C:\Path\To\YourPackage.msi" #> function Open-WindowsInstallerPackage { [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateScript({ Test-Path -Path $_ -IsValid })] [string] $PackagePath, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [System.__ComObject] $Installer = (New-Object -ComObject WindowsInstaller.Installer) ) Process { return $Installer.GetType().InvokeMember('OpenPackage', [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::InvokeMethod, $null, $Installer, $PackagePath) } End { if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('Installer')) { [System.Runtime.Interopservices.Marshal]::ReleaseComObject($Installer) | Out-Null } } } Export-ModuleMember -Function Open-WindowsInstallerPackage |