Sure. In .NET you use try catch blocks rather then checking the exit code of functions. In DTF, the View class (and others) will raise an InstallerException which then exposes the GetErrorRecord() method which is a wrapper for MsiGetLastErrorRecord().
---------------------------------------- From: "Wilson, Phil" <phil.wil...@invensys.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 5:36 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] C# Custom Action Fails when Inserting Temoporary Rows. Is there anything about that interop that lets you see the equivalent of MsiViewGetError or MsiGetLastErrorRecord? There's typically more error info available from those. Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Brian Lemke [mailto:brian.le...@apihealthcare.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 11:45 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] C# Custom Action Fails when Inserting Temoporary Rows. I'm hoping that someone can help me out. I cannot seem to figure out why my custom action is constantly failing me. The action executes on uninstall and is to browse the install folder and add files to the RemoveFile table (with a few additional properties too) in the MSI so that the file is removed during uninstall. The action is defined as <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action="PurgeFolder" After="InstallInitialize"> <![CDATA[REMOVE~="ALL" AND NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE]]> </Custom> </InstallExecuteSequence> The action runs as expected as I can get log messages to show up in the log file. However whenever the action attempts to insert a temporary row (Either in the Property Table or the RemoveFile table) I get the exception: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InstallerException: Function failed during execution. Database: Table(s) Update failed. at Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.View.Modify(ViewModifyMode mode, Record record) The method for updating the view looks like Record newRecord = session.Database.CreateRecord(2); newRecord.SetString(1, directoryProperty); newRecord.SetString(2, directory.FullName); session.Log(String.Format("Adding Property {0}", newRecord.ToString())); propertyView.Modify(ViewModifyMode.InsertTemporary, newRecord); I have even tried executing a straight insert statement like "INSERT INTO Property ('Property', 'Value') Values (Value1, Value2) TEMPORARY" to no avail. And there is no way the directory property name could be conflicting as it is part static with a GUID (stripped of the hyphens) appended to the end of it. I am almost at my wits end here. 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