Exception while installing VFPOLEDB programmatically

Question

I am trying to install VFPOLEDB driver via a console application.

I tried doing something like this

public void InstallVfpOledb()
{
            Type type = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("WindowsInstaller.Installer");
            try
            {
                Installer installer = (Installer)Activator.CreateInstance(type);
                installer.InstallProduct(@"C:\VFPOLEDBSetup.msi");
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.Write(e.ToString());
            }
}

So when I run the program I get the following exception:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80004005): InstallProduct,PackagePath,PropertyValues at System.RuntimeType.ForwardCallToInvokeMember(String memberName, BindingFlags flags, Object target, Int32[] aWrapperTypes, MessageData& msgData) at WindowsInstaller.Installer.InstallProduct(String PackagePath, String PropertyValues) at installtest.Program.Main(String[] args) line 22

I believe InstallProduct method has path and property values as parameters.

I am missing those values I guess.

Can anyone point me in the correct direction for the same?

Answer 1

This one works for me:

// using Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller in 
// Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

try
{
    Installer.InstallProduct(@"C:\VFPOLEDBSetup.msi","");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
    Console.Write(e.Message);
}

It asks for permission if not run as administrator.