User Guide

OLE Automation Function Reference

Professional and Enterprise Editions only. The Macro Editor is not available

in the Visual Studio integrated editor.

This section lists the OLE Automation functions you can call with a macro to automate

Wise for Windows Installer. Each function is briefly described and followed by a table.

Most tables include: function prototype, parameters, and return values.

Also see OLE Automation Object Reference on page 476.

AddComPlusApp

Adds an MTS or COM+ application to the installation. It is an earlier version of the

AddComPlusApp2 function. See MTS/COM+ Page on page 232.

AddComPlusApp2

Adds an MTS or COM+ application to the installation. It is a later version of the

AddComPlusApp function with the ability to use existing source paths. See MTS/COM+

Page on page 232.

Function

Prototype

HRESULT AddComPlusApp(BSTR strFeature, BSTR strName, VARIANT_BOOL bServer, BSTR

strClientMachine, VARIANT_BOOL bRefreshOnCompile, VARIANT_BOOL *retval)

Parameters strFeature: name of the feature to add the MTS/COM+ application to

strName: MTS/COM+ application name or ID

bServer: TRUE to install the server portion of the MTS/COM+ application; FALSE to install

the client portion

strClientMachine: for a client installation, the name of the computer on the network that

contains the MTS/COM+ server application to which the client connects

bRefreshOnCompile:

TRUE to refresh the MTS/COM+ application from your computer’s Component Services

control panel each time you compile the installation

FALSE to copy the MTS/COM+ application information to the installation only when this

function is called

Return Value TRUE if successful; FALSE if not

Function

Prototype

HRESULT AddComPlusApp2(BSTR strFeature, BSTR strName, BSTR strRemoteServerName,

ComPlusAppAttributes lAttr, VARIANT_BOOL *retval)