Six Essential Dependencies Every Project Manager Must Master

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IMsixDependencies

Declaration

IMsixDependencies : IDispatch

Overview

This interface is meant for configuring the MSIX package dependencies.

Properties

Array PackageDependencies
Gets the collection of package dependencies

Array DriverDependencies
Gets the collection of driver dependencies

Array ExternalDependencies
Gets the collection of external dependencies

Methods

NewPackageDependency(String aName, String aPublisher) returns IMsixPackageDependency
Creates new package dependency

NewDriverDependency(String aName) returns IMsixDriverDependency
Creates new driver dependency

NewExternalDependency(String aName, String aPublisher) returns IMsixExternalDependency
Creates new external dependency

RemoveDependency(VARIANT aDependency)
Removes any type of MSIX dependency

Sample

  $advinst = New-Object -ComObject AdvancedInstaller

$prj = $advinst.CreateProjects(“architect”)
$msixBuild = $prj.BuildComponent.NewMsixBuild(“MyMsixBuild”)

$msixDeps = $prj.MsixComponent.Dependencies

add driver dependency

$driverDep = $msixDeps.NewDriverDependency(“My Driver Dep”)
$driverDep.NewConstraint(“DriverName”, “1.0.0.0”, “2010-01-01”)

#add external dependency
$extDep = $msixDeps.NewExternalDependency(“Microsoft.WebView2”, “CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US”)
$extDep.MinVersion = “89.0.145.65”
$extDep.Optional = $false

#add package dependency
$packDep = $msixDeps.NewPackageDependency(“Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop”, “CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US”)
$packDep.MinVersion = “14.0.24217.0”
$packDep.ProcessorArchitecture = “x86”
$packDep.Optional = $false

$prj.SaveAs(“d:\my_project\msix_deps.aip”)
$prj.Build()

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Six Essential Dependencies Every Project Manager Must Master