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jimfred on 02/18/09


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Add self-uninstall ability to MFC application by calling ShellExecute for MsiExec.exe

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URL: mfc uninstall

Add self-uninstall ability to MFC application by calling ShellExecute for MsiExec.exe. Useful for temporary apps that can be uninstalled after use. The installation's GUID is required. This GUID is auto-created by Visual Studio when a Setup/installation project is created.

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  1. BOOL MyDlg::OnMenuUninstall( UINT nID )
  2. {
  3.    // WinExec is obsolete.
  4.  
  5.    ShellExecute(
  6.       NULL,            // hwnd
  7.       "open",          // operation/verb.
  8.       "MsiExec.exe",   // executable.
  9.       "/x{FEF094C3-B58A-42e5-8170-659A670B25E6}", // parameters.
  10.       "",              // directory
  11.       SW_SHOW );       // how to be displayed 
  12.  
  13.    // GUID comes from setup.vdproj file. Search for...
  14.    //        "ProductName" = "8:DCT Upgrade"
  15.    //        "ProductCode" = "8:{FEF094C3-B58A-42e5-8170-659A670B25E6}"
  16.    return TRUE; 
  17. }

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