MsiSourceListClearSourceW function (msi.h)

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02/09/2023

The MsiSourceListClearSource function removes an existing source for a product or patch in a specified context. The patch registration is also removed if the sole source of the patch gets removed and if the patch is not installed by any client in the same context. Specifying that MsiSourceListClearSource remove the current source for this product or patch forces the installer to search the source list for a source the next time a source is required.

Syntax

UINT MsiSourceListClearSourceW(
  [in]           LPCWSTR           szProductCodeOrPatchCode,
  [in, optional] LPCWSTR           szUserSid,
  [in]           MSIINSTALLCONTEXT dwContext,
  [in]           DWORD             dwOptions,
  [in]           LPCWSTR           szSource
);

Parameters

[in] szProductCodeOrPatchCode

The ProductCode or patch GUID of the product or patch. Use a null-terminated string. If the string is longer than 39 characters, the function fails and returns ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER. This parameter cannot be NULL.

[in, optional] szUserSid

This parameter can be a string SID that specifies the user account that contains the product or patch. The SID is not validated or resolved. An incorrect SID can return ERROR_UNKNOWN_PRODUCT or ERROR_UNKNOWN_PATCH. When referencing a machine context, szUserSID must be NULL and dwContext must be MSIINSTALLCONTEXT_MACHINE.

Type of SID	Meaning
NULL	NULL denotes the currently logged on user. When referencing the current user account, szUserSID can be NULL and dwContext can be MSIINSTALLCONTEXT_USERMANAGED or MSIINSTALLCONTEXT_USERUNMANAGED.
User SID	Specifies enumeration for a particular user in the system. An example of a user SID is "S-1-3-64-2415071341-1358098788-3127455600-2561".

Note The special SID string "S-1-5-18" (system) cannot be used to enumerate products or patches installed as per-machine. Setting the SID value to "S-1-5-18" returns ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER.

Note The special SID string "S-1-1-0" (everyone) should not be used. Setting the SID value to "S-1-1-0" fails and returns ERROR_INVALID_PARAM.

[in] dwContext

This parameter specifies the context of the product or patch instance. This parameter can contain one of the following values.

Type of context	Meaning
MSIINSTALLCONTEXT_USERMANAGED	The product or patch instance exists in the per-user-managed context.
MSIINSTALLCONTEXT_USERUNMANAGED	The product or patch instance exists in the per-user-unmanaged context.
MSIINSTALLCONTEXT_MACHINE	The product or patch instance exists in the per-machine context.

[in] dwOptions

The dwOptions value determines the interpretation of the szProductCodeOrPatchCode value and the type of sources to clear. This parameter must be a combination of one of the following MSISOURCETYPE_ constants and one of the following MSICODE_ constants.

Flag	Meaning
MSISOURCETYPE_NETWORK	The source is a network type.
MSISOURCETYPE_URL	The source is a URL type.
MSICODE_PRODUCT	szProductCodeOrPatchCode is a product code.
MSICODE_PATCH	szProductCodeOrPatchCode is a patch code.

[in] szSource

Source to remove. This parameter is expected to contain only the path without the filename. The filename is already registered as "PackageName" and can be manipulated through MsiSourceListSetInfo. This argument is required.

Return value

The MsiSourceListClearSource function returns the following values.

Value	Meaning
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED	The user does not have the ability to remove a source. Does not indicate whether the product or patch was found.
ERROR_BAD_CONFIGURATION	The configuration data is corrupt.
ERROR_INSTALL_SERVICE_FAILURE	Could not access the Windows Installer service
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	An invalid parameter was passed to the function.
ERROR_SUCCESS	The source was removed or not found.
ERROR_UNKNOWN_PATCH	The specified patch is unknown.
ERROR_UNKNOWN_PRODUCT	The specified product is unknown.
ERROR_FUNCTION_FAILED	Unexpected internal failure.

Remarks

Administrators can modify the installation of a product or patch instance that exists under the machine context or under their own per-user context (managed or unmanaged.) They can modify the installation of a product or patch instance that exists under any user's per-user-managed context. Administrators cannot modify another user's installation of a product or patch instance that exists under that other user's per-user-unmanaged context.

Non-administrators cannot modify the installation of a product or patch instance that exists under another user's per-user context (managed or unmanaged.) They can modify the installation of a product or patch instance that exists under their own per-user-unmanaged context. They can modify the installation of a product or patch instance under the machine context or their own per-user-managed context only if they are enabled to browse for a product or patch source. Users can be enabled to browse for sources by setting policy. For more information, see the DisableBrowse, AllowLockdownBrowse, and AlwaysInstallElevated policies.

Note

The msi.h header defines MsiSourceListClearSource as an alias that automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that is not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Installer 5.0 on Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. Windows Installer 4.0 or Windows Installer 4.5 on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista. See the Windows Installer Run-Time Requirements for information about the minimum Windows service pack that is required by a Windows Installer version.
Target Platform	Windows
Header	msi.h
Library	Msi.lib
DLL	Msi.dll

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