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+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information.
+
+namespace WixToolset.Data.WindowsInstaller
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Defines MSI column types.
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum ColumnType
+    {
+        /// <summary>Unknown column type, default and invalid.</summary>
+        Unknown,
+
+        /// <summary>Column is a string.</summary>
+        String,
+
+        /// <summary>Column is a localizable string.</summary>
+        Localized,
+
+        /// <summary>Column is a number.</summary>
+        Number,
+
+        /// <summary>Column is a binary stream.</summary>
+        Object,
+
+        /// <summary>Column is a string that is preserved in transforms (like Object).</summary>
+        Preserved,
+    }
+}