PackageIdFromFullName function (appmodel.h)

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02/22/2024

Gets the package identifier (ID) for the specified package full name.

Syntax

LONG PackageIdFromFullName(
  [in]            PCWSTR       packageFullName,
  [in]            const UINT32 flags,
  [in, out]       UINT32       *bufferLength,
  [out, optional] BYTE         *buffer
);

Parameters

[in] packageFullName

Type: PCWSTR

The full name of a package.

[in] flags

Type: const UINT32

The package constants that specify how package information is retrieved. The PACKAGE_INFORMATION_* flags are supported.

[in, out] bufferLength

Type: UINT32*

On input, the size of buffer, in bytes. On output, the size of the data returned, in bytes.

[out, optional] buffer

Type: BYTE*

The package ID, represented as a PACKAGE_ID structure.

Return value

Type: LONG

If the function succeeds it returns ERROR_SUCCESS. Otherwise, the function returns an error code. The possible error codes include the following.

Return code	Description
ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER	The buffer is not large enough to hold the data. The required size is specified by bufferLength.
ERROR_NOT_FOUND	The package is not installed for the user.

Remarks

If flags specifies PACKAGE_INFORMATION_BASIC, the following fields are retrieved:

name
processorArchitecture
publisherId
resourceId
version

If flags specifies PACKAGE_INFORMATION_FULL, the following fields are retrieved:

name
processorArchitecture
publisher
publisherId
resourceId
version

A request for PACKAGE_INFORMATION_FULL succeeds only if the package corresponding to packageFullName is installed for and accessible to the current user. If the package full name is syntactically correct but does not correspond to a package that is installed for and accessible to the current user, the function returns ERROR_NOT_FOUND.

For info about string size limits, see Identity constants.

Examples

#define _UNICODE 1
#define UNICODE 1

#include <Windows.h>
#include <appmodel.h>
#include <malloc.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int ShowUsage();
void FullNameToId(__in PCWSTR fullName, __in const UINT32 flags);
void ShowPackageId(__in const PACKAGE_ID * packageId);

int ShowUsage()
{
    wprintf(L"Usage: PackageIdFromFullName <[flags]fullname> [<[flags]fullname>...]\n"
            L"flags:\n"
            L"    ? = Basic information (PACKAGE_INFORMATION_BASIC)\n"
            L"    * = Full information (PACKAGE_INFORMATION_FULL)\n"
            L"Default = Basic\n");
    return 1;
}

int __cdecl wmain(__in int argc, __in_ecount(argc) WCHAR * argv[])
{
    if (argc <= 1)
        return ShowUsage();

    for (int i=1; i<argc; ++i)
    {
        PCWSTR fullName = argv[i];
        UINT32 flags = PACKAGE_INFORMATION_BASIC;
        if (*fullName != L'\0')
        {
            if (*fullName == L'?')
            {
                flags = PACKAGE_INFORMATION_BASIC;
                ++fullName;
            }
            else if (*fullName == L'*')
            {
                flags = PACKAGE_INFORMATION_FULL;
                ++fullName;
            }
        }
        FullNameToId(fullName, flags);
    }

    return 0;
}

void FullNameToId(__in PCWSTR fullName, __in const UINT32 flags)
{
    wprintf(L"FullName: %s%s\n", fullName, ((flags & PACKAGE_INFORMATION_FULL) == 0 ? L"  [BASIC]" : L"  [FULL]"));
    UINT32 length = 0;
    LONG rc = PackageIdFromFullName(fullName, flags, &length, NULL);
    if (rc == ERROR_SUCCESS)
    {
        wprintf(L"PackageIdFromFullName unexpected succeeded\n");
        return;
    }
    else if (rc != ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER)
    {
        wprintf(L"Error %d in PackageIdFromFullName\n", rc);
        return;
    }

    BYTE * buffer = (PBYTE) malloc(length);
    if (buffer == NULL)
    {
        wprintf(L"Error allocating memory\n");
        return;
    }

    rc = PackageIdFromFullName(fullName, flags, &length, buffer);
    if (rc != ERROR_SUCCESS)
        wprintf(L"Error %d converting Package Full Name to Id\n", rc);
    else
    {
        ShowPackageId((PACKAGE_ID *) buffer);
    }

    free(buffer);
}

void ShowPackageId(__in const PACKAGE_ID * packageId)
{
    wprintf(L"    Name        : %s\n", packageId->name);
    if (packageId->publisher != NULL)
        wprintf(L"    Publisher   : %s\n", packageId->publisher);
    if (packageId->publisherId != NULL)
        wprintf(L"    PublisherId : %s\n", packageId->publisherId);
    wprintf(L"    Version     : %hu.%hu.%hu.%hu\n",
            packageId->version.Major,
            packageId->version.Minor,
            packageId->version.Build,
            packageId->version.Revision);
    wprintf(L"    Architecture: %u\n", packageId->processorArchitecture);
    if (packageId->resourceId != NULL)
        wprintf(L"    Resource    : %s\n", packageId->resourceId);
}

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 8 [desktop apps \| UWP apps]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps \| UWP apps]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	appmodel.h
Library	Kernel32.lib
DLL	Kernel32.dll