Public/Get-MSIMetaData.ps1
function Get-MSIMetaData { <# .SYNOPSIS Retrieve a specific MSI property value from MSI based installation file. .DESCRIPTION Retrieve a specific MSI property value from MSI based installation file. .PARAMETER Path Specify the full path to a MSI based installation file. .PARAMETER Property Specify the MSI database property to retrieve it's value. .NOTES Author: Nickolaj Andersen Contact: @NickolajA Created: 2020-01-04 Updated: 2020-01-04 Version history: 1.0.0 - (2020-01-27) Function created #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)] param( [parameter(Mandatory = $true, HelpMessage = "Specify the full path to a MSI based installation file.")] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [System.IO.FileInfo]$Path, [parameter(Mandatory = $true, HelpMessage = "Specify the MSI database property to retrieve it's value.")] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [ValidateSet("ProductCode", "ProductVersion", "ProductName", "Manufacturer", "ProductLanguage", "FullVersion")] [string]$Property ) Process { try { # Read property from MSI database $WindowsInstaller = New-Object -ComObject WindowsInstaller.Installer $MSIDatabase = $WindowsInstaller.GetType().InvokeMember("OpenDatabase", "InvokeMethod", $null, $WindowsInstaller, @($Path.FullName, 0)) $Query = "SELECT Value FROM Property WHERE Property = '$($Property)'" $View = $MSIDatabase.GetType().InvokeMember("OpenView", "InvokeMethod", $null, $MSIDatabase, ($Query)) $View.GetType().InvokeMember("Execute", "InvokeMethod", $null, $View, $null) $Record = $View.GetType().InvokeMember("Fetch", "InvokeMethod", $null, $View, $null) $Value = $Record.GetType().InvokeMember("StringData", "GetProperty", $null, $Record, 1) # Commit database and close view $MSIDatabase.GetType().InvokeMember("Commit", "InvokeMethod", $null, $MSIDatabase, $null) $View.GetType().InvokeMember("Close", "InvokeMethod", $null, $View, $null) $MSIDatabase = $null $View = $null # Return the value return $Value } catch { Write-Warning -Message $_.Exception.Message; break } } End { # Run garbage collection and release ComObject [System.Runtime.Interopservices.Marshal]::ReleaseComObject($WindowsInstaller) | Out-Null [System.GC]::Collect() } } |