INF File Setup Functions
The following Setup API functions are used with INF Files.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| SetupCloseInfFile | Frees resources and closes the INF handle. |
| SetupDecompressOrCopyFile | Copies a file and, if necessary, decompresses it. |
| SetupFindFirstLine | Finds the first line in a section of an INF file or, if a key is specified, the first line that matches that key. It updates the Line member of an INFCONTEXT structure. |
| SetupFindNextLine | Returns the next line in a section relative to the Line member of the specified INFCONTEXT structure. |
| SetupFindNextMatchLine | Returns the next line in a section relative to the Line member of the specified INFCONTEXT that matches a specified key. |
| SetupGetBinaryField | Retrieves data from a line whose fields are in binary format. |
| SetupGetFieldCount | Returns the number of fields in a line. |
| SetupGetFileCompressionInfo | Retrieves file compression information from an INF file. |
| SetupGetInfFileList | Gets a list of the types of INF files in a specified directory. |
| SetupGetInfInformation | Returns information about an INF file (by Line member of an INFCONTEXT or filename). |
| SetupGetIntField | Returns the specified integer field of a line in an INF file. |
| SetupGetLineByIndex | Updates the Line member of an INFCONTEXT for the line at a specified index in the specified section. |
| SetupGetLineCount | Returns the number of lines in the specified section. |
| SetupGetLineText | Retrieves the content of a specified line from an INF file. |
| SetupGetMultiSzField | Returns a list of strings, starting at the specified field of a line in an INF file. |
| SetupGetSourceFileLocation | Gets the source disk ordinal and path (relative to source root) where the source file is located |
| SetupGetSourceFileSize | Gets the file size for an individual source file or a Copy Files section of an INF file. |
| SetupGetSourceInfo | Retrieves the path, tag file, or description for a source. |
| SetupGetStringField | Returns the specified string field of a line in an INF file. |
| SetupGetTargetPath | Gets the target path for a Copy Files section in an INF file. |
| SetupInstallFile | Installs a file. |
| SetupInstallFileEx | Installs a file and returns a variable indicating whether or not the file was in use. |
| SetupInstallFilesFromInfSection | Queues all the files specified in the Copy Files, Delete Files, and Rename Files sections that are listed by an Install section. |
| SetupInstallFromInfSection | Performs the directives specified in an INF file Install section. |
| SetupInstallServicesFromInfSection | Performs service installation and deletion operations as specified in a Service section of an INF file. |
| SetupOpenAppendInfFile | Opens an INF file and append it to an existing INF handle. |
| SetupOpenInfFile | Opens an INF file and returns a handle to it. |
| SetupOpenMasterInf | Opens the INF file that contains file and layout information for files shipped with the system. |
| SetupQueryInfFileInformation | Queries an INF information structure about its associated INF filenames. |
| SetupQueryInfVersionInformation | Queries an INF information structure for version information on one of its constituent INF files. |
| SetupSetDirectoryId | Associates a new directory identifier with a particular directory. |