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Get-MSISummaryInfo

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NAME Get-MSISummaryInfo



SYNOPSIS

Gets the summary information from a product or patch package, or from a transform.





SYNTAX

Get-MSISummaryInfo [-IncludeTransforms] -LiteralPath <String[]> [<CommonParameters>]



Get-MSISummaryInfo [[-Path] <String[]>] [-IncludeTransforms] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The summary information stream is used by Windows Installer to determine applicability, version requirements, and

more. Use this command to view the summary information for a product or patch package, or a transform. The

properties returned are adapted for each file type.





PARAMETERS

-IncludeTransforms [<SwitchParameter>]

Whether to enumerate the transforms within a patch package.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-LiteralPath <String[]>

The path to a package or transform to open. The value of -LiteralPath is used exactly as typed. No characters

are interpreted as wildcards.



Required? true

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Path <String[]>

The path to a package or transform to open. Wildcards are permitted. You can specify * in any part of the path

to select all matching files.



Required? false

Position? 0

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? true



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS

Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.Package.TransformInfo





Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstaller.SummaryInfo







NOTES









-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



get-childitem -filter *.ms* | get-msisummaryinfo



Gets summary information for any file matching .ms , including .msi, .msp, and .mst packages.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



get-msisummaryinfo *.msp -includetransforms



Gets the patch and embedded transform summary information.



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