2.4.1.1 INF File Processing Functions

The INF file processing functions provide setup and installation functionality that includes:

• Opening and closing an INF file

• Retrieving information about an INF file

• Retrieving information about source files and target directories for copy operations

• Processing the installation actions in an INF file section

The INF file processing functions are summarized in the following list. For detailed information on these functions, see the Win32 SDK documentation.

SetupCloseInfFile	Frees resources and closes the INF handle.
SetupDecompressOrCopyFile	Copies a file and, if necessary, decompresses it.
SetupFindFirstLine	Finds the first line in a section of an INF file or, if a key is specified, the first line that matches that key.
SetupFindNextLine	Returns the next line in a section relative to the specified HINFLINE.
SetupFindNextMatchLine	Returns the next line in a section relative to the specified HINFLINE that matches a specified key.
SetupGetBinaryField	Retrieves data from a line whose fields are in binary format.
SetupGetFieldCount	Returns number of fields in a line.
SetupGetFileCompressionInfo	Retrieves file compression information from an INF file.
SetupGetInfFileList	Gets a list of the types of INF files in a specified directory.
SetupGetInfInformation	Returns information about an INF file.
SetupGetIntField	Returns the specified integer field of the line in the INF file.
SetupGetLineByIndex	Returns an HINFLINE for the line at a specified index in the specified section.
SetupGetLineCount	Returns the number of lines in the specified section.
SetupGetLineText	Retrieves the content of a specified line from an INF file.
SetupGetMultiSzField	Returns the list of strings starting at the specified field of a line in an INF file.
SetupGetSourceFileLocation	Gets the source disk ordinal and path (relative to source root) where the source file is located.
SetupGetSourceFileSize	Gets the file size for an individual source file or a Copy Files section of an INF file.
SetupGetSourceInfo	Retrieves the path, tag file, or description for a source.
SetupGetStringField	Returns the specified string field of a line in an INF file.
SetupGetTargetPath	Gets the target path for a Copy Files section in an INF file.
SetupInstallFile	Installs a file.
SetupInstallFileEx	Installs a file and returns a variable indicating whether or not the file was in use.
SetupInstallFilesFromInfSection	Queues all the files in an INF file Copy Files section.
SetupInstallFromInfSection	Performs the directives specified in an INF file Install section.
SetupInstallServicesFromInfSection	Performs service installation and deletion operations as specified in a Service Install section of an INF file.
SetupOpenAppendInfFile	Opens an INF file and appends it to an existing INF handle.
SetupOpenInfFile	Opens an INF file and returns a handle to it.
SetupOpenMasterInf	Opens the master INF file that contains file and layout information for files shipped with Windows NT. (Windows NT only.)
SetupQueryInfFileInformation	Queries an INF information structure about its associated INF filename(s).
SetupQueryInfVersionInformation	Queries an INF information structure for version information on one of its constituent INF files.
SetupSetDirectoryId	Associates a directory ID (DIRID) with a particular directory.