windows-server-2003/enduser/sakit/buildmsi/wiimport.vbs

' Windows Installer database table import for use with Windows Scripting Host
' Copyright (c) 1999-2000, Microsoft Corporation
' Demonstrates the use of the Database.Import method and MsiDatabaseImport API
'
Option Explicit

Const msiOpenDatabaseModeReadOnly     = 0
Const msiOpenDatabaseModeTransact     = 1
Const msiOpenDatabaseModeCreate       = 3
Const ForAppending = 8
Const ForReading = 1
Const ForWriting = 2
Const TristateTrue = -1

Dim argCount:argCount = Wscript.Arguments.Count
Dim iArg:iArg = 0
If (argCount < 3) Then
	Wscript.Echo "Windows Installer database table import utility" &_
		vbNewLine & " 1st argument is the path to MSI database (installer package)" &_
		vbNewLine & " 2nd argument is the path to folder containing the imported files" &_
		vbNewLine & " Subseqent arguments are names of archive files to import" &_
		vbNewLine & " Wildcards, such as *.idt, can be used to import multiple files" &_
		vbNewLine & " Specify /c or -c anywhere before file list to create new database" &_
		vbNewLine &_
		vbNewLine & "Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation, 1999-2000.  All rights reserved."
	Wscript.Quit 1
End If

' Connect to Windows Installer object
On Error Resume Next
Dim installer : Set installer = Nothing
Set installer = Wscript.CreateObject("WindowsInstaller.Installer") : CheckError

Dim openMode:openMode = msiOpenDatabaseModeTransact
Dim databasePath:databasePath = NextArgument
Dim folder:folder = NextArgument

' Open database and process list of files
Dim database, table
Set database = installer.OpenDatabase(databasePath, openMode) : CheckError
While iArg < argCount
	table = NextArgument
	' Check file name for wildcard specification
	If (InStr(1,table,"*",vbTextCompare) <> 0) Or (InStr(1,table,"?",vbTextCompare) <> 0) Then
		' Obtain list of files matching wildcard specification
		Dim WshShell, fileSys, file, tempFilePath
		Set WshShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") : CheckError
		tempFilePath = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%TEMP%") & "\dir.tmp"
		WshShell.Run "cmd.exe /U /c dir /b " & folder & "\" & table & ">" & tempFilePath, 0, True : CheckError
		Set fileSys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") : CheckError
		Set file = fileSys.OpenTextFile(tempFilePath, ForReading, False, TristateTrue) : CheckError
		' Import each file in directory list
		Do While file.AtEndOfStream <> True
			table = file.ReadLine
			database.Import folder, table : CheckError
		Loop
	Else
		database.Import folder, table : CheckError
	End If
Wend
database.Commit 'commit changes if no import errors
Wscript.Quit 0

Function NextArgument
	Dim arg, chFlag
	Do
		arg = Wscript.Arguments(iArg)
		iArg = iArg + 1
		chFlag = AscW(arg)
		If (chFlag = AscW("/")) Or (chFlag = AscW("-")) Then
			chFlag = UCase(Right(arg, Len(arg)-1))
			If chFlag = "C" Then 
				openMode = msiOpenDatabaseModeCreate
			Else
				Wscript.Echo "Invalid option flag:", arg : Wscript.Quit 1
			End If
		Else
			Exit Do
		End If
	Loop
	NextArgument = arg
End Function

Sub CheckError
	Dim message, errRec
	If Err = 0 Then Exit Sub
	message = Err.Source & " " & Hex(Err) & ": " & Err.Description
	If Not installer Is Nothing Then
		Set errRec = installer.LastErrorRecord
		If Not errRec Is Nothing Then message = message & vbNewLine & errRec.FormatText
	End If
	Wscript.Echo message
	Wscript.Quit 2
End Sub