Public/Open-WindowsInstallerDatabase.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Opens a Windows Installer Database .DESCRIPTION The function Open-WindowsInstallerDatabase creates a Windows Installer database object from a given database path. It utilizes a Windows Installer COM object for this purpose. .PARAMETER Installer A Windows Installer COM object. If not provided, the function will create a new one. .PARAMETER DatabasePath The path to the Windows Installer Database (.msi) file. This can be passed by value or from pipeline input. .OUTPUTS WindowsInstaller.Database object .EXAMPLE Open-WindowsInstallerDatabase -DatabasePath "C:\Path\To\YourDatabase.msi" .EXAMPLE "C:\Path\To\YourDatabase.msi" | Open-WindowsInstallerDatabase #> function Open-WindowsInstallerDatabase { [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)] [string] $DatabasePath, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [System.__ComObject] $Installer = (New-Object -ComObject WindowsInstaller.Installer) ) Process { return $Installer.GetType().InvokeMember("OpenDatabase", [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::InvokeMethod, $null, $Installer, @($DatabasePath, 0)) } End { if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('Installer')) { [System.Runtime.Interopservices.Marshal]::ReleaseComObject($Installer) | Out-Null } } } Export-ModuleMember -Function Open-WindowsInstallerDatabase |