msi file format

[nadav]

Hi,
i'm not sure this is the right group, but, i am currently trying to
develop a program that extracts the inner files of an msi setup.
(without using the windows api)
i have already created a program that reads the OLE format, but now i
need some way of knowing which files are the "file table" and "media
table" and how to parse them so that i will know where to look for the
actual files inside the msi.

any suggestions as to where i could find such a documentation (if
available anywhere) would be greatly appreciated!

nadav

 

[Stefan Hoffmann]

hi,

i'm not sure this is the right group, but, i am currently trying to
develop a program that extracts the inner files of an msi setup.
(without using the windows api)

Reinventing the wheel? msi2xml.sourceforge.net


mfG
--> stefan <--

 

[nadav]

hi Stephan,
thanks for your reply.

msi2xml uses windows api..
so this is not a good solution for me.
(unless you know where to find the source code
of those api's)

nadav.