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Answer file - 3/1/2006 4:21:36 PM

esmith901

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I am currently trying to create an answer file for an unattended install. When creating an answer file using InstallShield you just have to enter the parameter -r when running the executable and it creates the answer file (setup.iss) for you. The download I am currently trying to create does not use InstallShied, it is a Wise installation. For a WISE installation is there a parameter I can send when running the executable to create an answer file?

FYI...The download is for TOAD version 8.5.3

Thanks,
Eric

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RE: Answer file - 11/24/2008 1:53:38 PM 1 votes

smcgarrity300

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Silent Install Configuration
To create a configuration file:
Create a file called install_values.ini in the same folder as the installation executable. This is the file where the installer will look to find configuration variables.

Copy the text below into the file.

[INSTALLATION]
INSTALL_TYPE=A
UPGRADE=A
INSTALL_DIR=C:\Program Files\Quest Software\Toad for Oracle9.0
NETWORK_DIR
KXPERT=A
SQL_OPTIMIZER=A
TOADSHORTCUT=YES
LICENSE_KEY=
LICENSE_MSG=

Enter the values to the right of the "=" and save the file. You can copy as many variations of install_values.ini as you'd like, but at runtime the installer only looks for install_values.ini. Do not rename the variables themselves.

Configuration Variables
INSTALL_TYPE
A - Full local install
B - Network install, client side (should install server side first)
C - Network install, server side
D - Citrix install

UPGRADE
A - New install
B - Upgrade from previous version
INSTALL_DIR
Destination folder for install

NETWORK_DIR
Destination folder for server side install
When silently installing a client/server setup the server side (install type 'C') should be run first. During the server side install, the INSTALL_DIR variable should be blank with the NETWORK_DIR variable pointing to the install path on the server. During the subsequent client side install, the NETWORK_DIR variable should remain the same, with the INSTALL_DIR variable now defined for the client side.

KXPERT
A - Install Knowledge Xpert for PL/SQL
Blank - Skip installation of Knowledge Xpert

SQL _OPTIMIZER
A - Install SQL Optimizer
Blank - Skip installation of SQL Optimizer

TOADSHORTCUT
YES - Places a shortcut on the desktop
Blank - Do not make a shortcut

LICENSE_KEY
Your Quest-issued license key number

LICENSE_MSG
Your Quest-issued license key message (site message)

Note: If this is a Citrix install (install type 'D') the LICENSE_KEY and LICENSE_MSG values will be copied to a file called 'QSAuth11.key' in the subfolder 'ClientFiles' on the server. Upon initial launch, Toad will then copy this file locally.

If performing an upgrade (UPGRADE=B) the LICENSE_KEY and LICENSE_MSG values will be ignored.

Running the Silent Install
Once you have created your configuration file and saved it in the same folder as the executable, you can run the silent install.

To run the silent install:
From the command line, run the install using this format:
C:[download folder]\ToadforOracle90Setup /S

Note: The trailing “S” must be a capital letter.

_____________________________

Samuel M McGarrity Jr
Software Developer

" exitus acta probat"

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