{"id":941,"date":"2017-12-02T06:27:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T06:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/tutorials\/?p=941"},"modified":"2021-02-27T09:36:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T09:36:17","slug":"silent-and-console-installers-in-installanywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/tutorials\/silent-and-console-installers-in-installanywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent and Console Installers in InstallAnywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>installanywhereExpert created the topic: Silent and Console Installers in InstallAnywhere<\/strong><br \/>\nSilent and Console Installers<\/p>\n<p>Silent mode, which enables an installer to run without any user interaction, is fully<br \/>\nsupported on all UNIX platforms. A near-silent mode is possible on Windows, and<br \/>\nMac OS X. InstallAnywhere and end-user-defined variables may be set through<br \/>\ncommand-line parameters and\/or a properties file.<br \/>\nTo trigger a silent installer from the command line, type the following command:<br \/>\ninstallername -i silent<br \/>\nYou may also call a properties file from the command line:<br \/>\ninstallername -f <properties file>\nYou may use the direct or the relative path to the properties file.<\/p>\n<p>Using Response Files and Silent Installers<\/p>\n<p>Silent mode is an InstallAnywhere UI mode that is useful for enterprise class systems.<br \/>\nIn silent mode, InstallAnywhere has no end-user interaction, and runs either on the<br \/>\ndefaults provided by the developer, or by providing a response file from which the<br \/>\ninstaller retrieves the values for various InstallAnywhere variables used to control the<br \/>\ninstall.<br \/>\nThis type of response file is generated after the completion of the installation.<br \/>\nInstallAnywhere creates the file when the wizard exits, storing the values of the<br \/>\napplicable properties in the file. This is useful for saving a record of a specific wizard<br \/>\nexecution session that can later be reused in a silent or modified installation.<br \/>\nYou can generate a response file by specifying -r in the command line or by clicking<br \/>\nthe Always Generate Response Files check box on the Info subtask under the<br \/>\nProject task. By default, all of the variables defined in your installation are recorded.<br \/>\nThe following procedure explains how to automatically generate a response file using<br \/>\nthe InstallAnywhere UI and exclude variable names and\/or values.<\/p>\n<p>To automatically generate a response file and exclude variables:<br \/>\n1. On the Advanced Designer, click Project. The Project task appears.<br \/>\n2. On the Project task, click Info. The Info subtask appears.<br \/>\n3. Click the Always Generate Response Files check box.<br \/>\n4. Click Exclude Variables. The Exclude Variables dialog box appears.<br \/>\n5. Click Add. A blank row appears in the list.<br \/>\n6. Double-click the blank box under Variable Name and enter the name of the<br \/>\nvariable you want to exclude.<br \/>\n7. 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