How to get list with installed sis files

[microsoft2]

Hello,
I would like to get the package names of all installed applications, is there a way to do that?

I can get a list with all installed applications (with RApaLsSession), but this is not the same as all installed sis files.
I need to know each application to which sis file belongs, is there a public API for that?

Thanks!

[wizard_hu_]

Generally the API (SWI registry or something similar) is not public. Of course it is present in the open source Symbian^3 code, but for S60 devices you will probably have to get it via the Technical Support.

[microsoft2]

Thank you wizard!

Can you the location of SWI registry API in Symbian^3 (I have pdk3)?

[symbianyucca]

You could try different search applications to locate it, for example I often use Agent Ransak for searching stuff inside files systems.

[wizard_hu_]

Having a simple file list also helps a lot (dir /s /b), since the files will probably contain swi in their filenames - just like the SWI Installer API does from the plug-in packs.

[microsoft2]

Thank you both for your help!
I am now using Agent Ransak BTW is there some utility that you are using that can cache the whole pdk folder and search faster?

What I found is a class RSisRegistrySession in swi\sisregistrysession.h, the libraries provided in pdk3 also works on 5800 XM

Just to complete the thread, I am attaching some example code than I am using. Unfortunately some executable s - 'matrixmenu.exe' 'akncapserver.exe' are not found in any package, but I am interested only in 3rd parties sis files.

#include <sisregistrysession.h>
#include <sisregistryentry.h>

TBool GetInstallPkgUidAndNameL( const TDesC& aAppFullName, TUid& aPackageUid, TDes& aPackageName, TBool aLogAll )
{
	LOG_FUNCTION_F( _L("%S"), &aAppFullName );
	// Search for the full name of the application amongst every file name in
	// every installed packages.
	TBool found = EFalse;
	Swi::RSisRegistrySession iSisRegSession;

	// Get the array of ids of every installed packages
	if( KErrNone != iSisRegSession.Connect() )
	{
		LOG_WRITE("error connecting");
		return found;
	}

	CleanupClosePushL( iSisRegSession );
    
    RArray<TUid> packageIds;
    CleanupClosePushL( packageIds );
    
    iSisRegSession.InstalledUidsL( packageIds );
    
    RPointerArray< HBufC > packageFiles;
    CleanupClosePushL( packageFiles );
    LOG_FORMAT( _L("%d packages found"), packageIds.Count() );
    for( TInt i = 0; i < packageIds.Count() && !found; ++i )
    {
    	const TUid packageId = packageIds[i];
    	Swi::RSisRegistryEntry packageEntry;

        // Get the array of file names in the current install package and look
        // if there is one suggesting that the application was installed from
        // the package.
    	if( KErrNone == packageEntry.Open( iSisRegSession, packageId ) )
        {
	        CleanupClosePushL( packageEntry );
	        packageEntry.FilesL( packageFiles );
	        if( aLogAll )
	        	LOG_FORMAT( _L("Package 0x%08x"), packageId );

	        if( aLogAll )
	        {
	        	RArray<TUid> sids;
	        	packageEntry.SidsL( sids );
	        	LOG_FORMAT( _L("Sids: %d"), sids.Count() );
	        	for( TInt i = 0; i < sids.Count(); ++i )
	        	{
	        		//TODO: search by sids should be enough
	        		LOG_FORMAT( _L("0x%08x"), sids[i] );
	        	}
	        }
	        if( aLogAll )
	        	LOG_FORMAT( _L("Files %d"), packageFiles.Count() );
	        for( TInt pf = 0; pf < packageFiles.Count() && !found; ++pf )
	            {
	        	if( packageFiles[pf]->FindC( aAppFullName ) == 0 )
	                {
	                aPackageUid = packageId;
	                HBufC* pkgName = packageEntry.PackageNameL();
	                CleanupStack::PushL( pkgName );//+pkgName
	                aPackageName.Copy( pkgName->Des().Left( aPackageName.MaxLength() ) );
	                CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();//-pkgName
	                LOG_FORMAT( _L("found, 0x%08x; %S"), packageId, &aPackageName );
	                found = ETrue;
	                }
	            }
	        packageFiles.ResetAndDestroy();
	        CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy( &packageEntry );    
        	}
        }

    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy( &packageFiles );
	CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy( &packageIds );
	CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy( &iSisRegSession );

	return found;
}

[wizard_hu_]

Unfortunately some executable s - 'matrixmenu.exe' 'akncapserver.exe' are not found in any package.

That is normal. Although there may be, and probably are, some stub installers in the ROM, allowing to upgrade certain components via simple installation (common examples are the Open C/C++ libraries, perhaps the Qt runtime - but the N-Gage client app also worked in a similar way while it existed), most parts of the OS are changed via firmware updates.