Patch.Context property

The Context property returns the context of this patch.

This property is read-only.

Syntax

propVal = Patch.Context

Property value

Remarks

This property returns one of the following values.

Context Value Meaning
MSIINSTALLCONTEXT_USERMANAGED 1 Patch under managed context.
MSIINSTALLCONTEXT_USER 2 Patch under unmanaged context.
MSIINSTALLCONTEXT_MACHINE 4 Patch under machine context.

 

Requirements

Requirement Value
Version
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. Windows Installer 3.0 or later on Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000
DLL
Msi.dll
IID
IID_IPatch is defined as 000C10A1-0000-0000-C000-000000000046

See also

Patch Object

Not Supported in Windows Installer 2.0 and earlier