The Install API Functions

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The InterBase Install API, ibinstall.dll, is a library of functions that facilitate the process of installing and deploying InterBase as part of the developer’s own application. The table below lists each entry point in ibinstall.dll and gives a brief description.

Please see the API Function Reference topic for a detailed reference for each function.

Function	Description
`isc_install_clear_options()`	Clears all options set by isc_install_set_option().
`isc_install_execute()`	Performs the actual install, including file copying, registry entries, saving uninstall options, and modifying the Services file if necessary.
`isc_install_get_info()`	Returns the requested information in human-readable form: a suggested install directory, required disk space, an option name, or option description.
`isc_install_get_message()`	Returns the text of the requested error or warning message number.
`isc_install_load_external_text()`	Loads the messages from the specified message file.
`isc_install_precheck()`	Performs a number of necessary checks on the install environment, such as checking for existing servers, disk space and access, user permissions, and option dependencies.
`isc_install_set_option()`	Creates a handle to a list of selected install options; must be called once for each option.
`isc_install_unset_option()`	Removes an option from the list of selected options obtained from isc_install_set_option().
`isc_uninstall_execute()`	Removes installed InterBase files, updates the registry, removes shares files that have a reference count less than 1, uninstalls the InterBase Guardian and Server services.
`isc_uninstall_precheck()`	Checks for a running server, correct user permission, and validity of the uninstall file.

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