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Properties
Documentation: WarnWindows11 Module
1. Purpose
This module provides a localized warning message used during SQL Server installation on Windows 11, alerting users to potential manual steps required due to OS-specific disk sector size constraints. It exists as a self-contained assembly intended for use in Windows Installer custom actions—specifically to surface a predefined warning string via resource lookup. The module does not contain executable logic beyond exposing the warning text; it is purely a resource container.
2. Public Interface
The module exposes no public types beyond internal auto-generated classes. However, the following public members are accessible within the assembly (and may be consumed by external callers via reflection or strong-named referencing, though not designed for direct public use):
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WarnWindows11.Properties.Settings.Default- Type:
WarnWindows11.Properties.Settings(singleton, sealed, derived fromApplicationSettingsBase) - Behavior: Provides access to the application settings instance for this assembly. No custom settings are defined in the source—only the default singleton accessor is present.
- Type:
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WarnWindows11.Properties.Resources.WARNING_WINDOWS11- Type:
string(read-only property) - Behavior: Returns the localized warning string:
"Installation of Microsoft SQL Server on windows 11 may require some manual steps to run. See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/sql/database-engine/database-file-operations/troubleshoot-os-4kb-disk-sector-size for more information, or contact DTS support for assistance."
This is the only resource string defined and is the sole functional output of the module.
- Type:
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WarnWindows11.Properties.Resources.ResourceManager- Type:
System.Resources.ResourceManager(read-only property) - Behavior: Lazily initializes and returns a
ResourceManagerinstance bound to the"WarnWindows11.Properties.Resources"base name within the current assembly.
- Type:
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WarnWindows11.Properties.Resources.Culture- Type:
System.Globalization.CultureInfo(read/write property) - Behavior: Allows overriding the thread’s
CurrentUICulturefor resource lookups. Defaults tonull, meaningResourceManageruses the current UI culture.
- Type:
3. Invariants
- The
Settings.Defaultproperty always returns the same singleton instance (enforced viaSynchronized()and static field initialization). Resources.WARNING_WINDOWS11always returns the exact string literal defined inResources.resx(as reflected inResources.Designer.cs).- The
ResourceManageris initialized exactly once per AppDomain (lazy initialization with null-check). - The assembly is non-
ComVisible([ComVisible(false)]), meaning its types are not exposed to COM by default. - No runtime validation or conditional logic is present—the warning string is static and unconditionally returned.
4. Dependencies
- Runtime Dependencies:
System.Configuration(forApplicationSettingsBase)System.Resources(forResourceManager,Resources)System.Globalization(forCultureInfo)System.Windows(referenced viaSystem.Windows.dll, implied bySystem.Windowsnamespace usage inAssemblyInfo.cs; likely for WPF-based installer UI, though not directly used here)
- Assembly Dependencies (inferred):
WarnWindows11assembly itself (self-contained).- No external project or library dependencies are declared in the provided files.
- Consumers (inferred):
- Likely consumed by a Windows Installer custom action (e.g., in a
.wixprojor custom action DLL) that displays this warning during SQL Server installation on Windows 11. - May be referenced by other installer modules (e.g.,
DataPRO.InstallerCustomActions) via strong-named assembly reference.
- Likely consumed by a Windows Installer custom action (e.g., in a
5. Gotchas
- No custom settings defined: Though
Settings.Designer.csexists, theSettingsclass contains no user-defined properties—only the default accessor. Any expectation of configurable behavior (e.g., warning thresholds, URLs) is unfounded. - Hardcoded URL: The warning string embeds a specific Microsoft support URL. If this URL changes or becomes stale, the warning becomes outdated and requires recompilation.
- Case sensitivity in resource key: The property
WARNING_WINDOWS11corresponds to a resource key"WARNING_WINDOWS11"in the.resxfile. Any mismatch in casing or spelling between.resxand the generated code would cause a runtimeMissingManifestResourceException. - Auto-generated code: Both
Settings.Designer.csandResources.Designer.csare auto-generated. Manual edits will be overwritten; changes must be made in the designer (.resx,.settings) or.csprojfiles. - No localization logic in source: While
CultureandResourceManagerare present, no.resxfallback or satellite assemblies are visible in the provided files. Localization is assumed but unverified from source alone. - Assembly version fixed at
1.0.0.0: BothAssemblyVersionandFileVersionare hardcoded to1.0.0.0, which may complicate versioning in deployment pipelines.