INF File Setup Functions

The following Setup API functions are used with INF Files.

Function	Description
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. It updates the Line member of an INFCONTEXT structure.
SetupFindNextLine	Returns the next line in a section relative to the Line member of the specified INFCONTEXT structure.
SetupFindNextMatchLine	Returns the next line in a section relative to the Line member of the specified INFCONTEXT that matches a specified key.
SetupGetBinaryField	Retrieves data from a line whose fields are in binary format.
SetupGetFieldCount	Returns the 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 (by Line member of an INFCONTEXT or filename).
SetupGetIntField	Returns the specified integer field of a line in an INF file.
SetupGetLineByIndex	Updates the Line member of an INFCONTEXT 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 a 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 specified in the Copy Files, Delete Files, and Rename Files sections that are listed by an Install section.
SetupInstallFromInfSection	Performs the directives specified in an INF file Install section.
SetupInstallServicesFromInfSection	Performs service installation and deletion operations as specified in a Service section of an INF file.
SetupOpenAppendInfFile	Opens an INF file and append it to an existing INF handle.
SetupOpenInfFile	Opens an INF file and returns a handle to it.
SetupOpenMasterInf	Opens the INF file that contains file and layout information for files shipped with the system.
SetupQueryInfFileInformation	Queries an INF information structure about its associated INF filenames.
SetupQueryInfVersionInformation	Queries an INF information structure for version information on one of its constituent INF files.
SetupSetDirectoryId	Associates a new directory identifier with a particular directory.