Note: You should only call MSI.ViewGetError when MSI.ViewModify returns ERROR_INVALID_DATA, indicating that the data is invalid. Errors are only recorded for MSIMODIFY_VALIDATE, MSIMODIFY_VALIDATE_NEW, and MSIMODIFY_VALIDATEFIELD.
Parameters
hView
(number) The handle to the view.
Returns
(table) A table indexed by the following keys.
KEY
TYPE
DESCRIPTION
ColumnName
String
The column name, empty string or no error.
ErrorCode
Number
The error code:
CONSTANT
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
MSIDBERROR_INVALIDARG
-3
invalid argument
MSIDBERROR_MOREDATA
-2
buffer too small
MSIDBERROR_FUNCTIONERROR
-1
function error
MSIDBERROR_NOERROR
0
no error
MSIDBERROR_DUPLICATEKEY
1
new record duplicates primary keys of existing record in table
MSIDBERROR_REQUIRED
2
non-nullable column, no null values allowed
MSIDBERROR_BADLINK
3
corresponding record in foreign table not found
MSIDBERROR_OVERFLOW
4
data greater than maximum value allowed
MSIDBERROR_UNDERFLOW
5
data less than minimum value allowed
MSIDBERROR_NOTINSET
6
data not a member of the values permitted in the set
MSIDBERROR_BADVERSION
7
invalid version string
MSIDBERROR_BADCASE
8
invalid case, must be all upper-case or all lower-case
MSIDBERROR_BADGUID
9
invalid GUID
MSIDBERROR_BADWILDCARD
10
invalid wildcardfilename or use of wildcards
MSIDBERROR_BADIDENTIFIER
11
bad identifier
MSIDBERROR_BADLANGUAGE
12
bad language Id(s)
MSIDBERROR_BADFILENAME
13
bad filename
MSIDBERROR_BADPATH
14
bad path
MSIDBERROR_BADCONDITION
15
bad conditional statement
MSIDBERROR_BADFORMATTED
16
bad format string
MSIDBERROR_BADTEMPLATE
17
bad template string
MSIDBERROR_BADDEFAULTDIR
18
bad string in DefaultDir column of Directory table
MSIDBERROR_BADREGPATH
19
bad registry path string
MSIDBERROR_BADCUSTOMSOURCE
20
bad string in CustomSource column of CustomAction table
MSIDBERROR_BADPROPERTY
21
bad property string
MSIDBERROR_MISSINGDATA
22
_Validation table missing reference to column
MSIDBERROR_BADCATEGORY
23
Category column of _Validation table for column is invalid
MSIDBERROR_BADKEYTABLE
24
table in KeyTable column of _Validation table could not be found/loaded
MSIDBERROR_BADMAXMINVALUES
25
value in MaxValue column of _Validation table is less than value in MinValue column
MSIDBERROR_BADCABINET
26
bad cabinet name
MSIDBERROR_BADSHORTCUT
27
bad shortcut target
MSIDBERROR_STRINGOVERFLOW
28
string overflow (greater than length allowed in column def)
MSIDBERROR_BADLOCALIZEATTRIB
29
invalid localization attribute (primary keys cannot be localized)
