How to Silenlty Install Application Using Install Anywhere

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Steps to Create Installation Silently
1. Edit Installer.properties file for customisation

Eg: EDIT the installation directory in USER_INSTALL_DIR property

Example of installer Properties file

# Installation mode (Silent)
INSTALLER_UI=SILENT

# Installation directory – use “\\” to separate directories.
USER_INSTALL_DIR=C:\\Program files\\Informatica\\PowerCenter8.6.1

# Installation set (Complete/Upgrade)
CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=Complete

# PowerCenter Client components (PowerCenter Client/Metadata Manager Client)
CHOSEN_INSTALL_BUNDLE_LIST=PowerCenter Client,Metadata Manager Client
2. Place the installer.properties file along with setup.exe
3. run setup with the following command

“..\Disk1\InstData\VM\install.exe” -f “..\Disk1\installer.properties”

Silent uninstallation:

There will be a uninstallion.exe in the installdir – Simply run it, most of the times it is silent .

Some of the Properties used in Installanwhere are:

# Installation mode (Silent)
INSTALLER_UI=SILENT

# Installation directory – use “\\” to separate directories.
USER_INSTALL_DIR=C:\\Informatica\\PowerCenter8.1.0

# Installation set (Complete/Custom)
CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=Complete

# PowerCenter Client components (PowerCenter Client/Metadata Manager Client)
CHOSEN_INSTALL_BUNDLE_LIST=PowerCenter Client, Metadata Manager Client

# Metadata Manager Integration Repository Code Page (MS1252/Latin1)
CODEPAGE=MS1252

# Metadata Manager Integration Repository Name
INTREPONAME=PowerCenter

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