Silent and Console Installers in InstallAnywhere

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Silent and Console Installers

Silent mode, which enables an installer to run without any user interaction, is fully
supported on all UNIX platforms. A near-silent mode is possible on Windows, and
Mac OS X. InstallAnywhere and end-user-defined variables may be set through
command-line parameters and/or a properties file.
To trigger a silent installer from the command line, type the following command:
installername -i silent
You may also call a properties file from the command line:
installername -f You may use the direct or the relative path to the properties file.

Using Response Files and Silent Installers

Silent mode is an InstallAnywhere UI mode that is useful for enterprise class systems.
In silent mode, InstallAnywhere has no end-user interaction, and runs either on the
defaults provided by the developer, or by providing a response file from which the
installer retrieves the values for various InstallAnywhere variables used to control the
install.
This type of response file is generated after the completion of the installation.
InstallAnywhere creates the file when the wizard exits, storing the values of the
applicable properties in the file. This is useful for saving a record of a specific wizard
execution session that can later be reused in a silent or modified installation.
You can generate a response file by specifying -r in the command line or by clicking
the Always Generate Response Files check box on the Info subtask under the
Project task. By default, all of the variables defined in your installation are recorded.
The following procedure explains how to automatically generate a response file using
the InstallAnywhere UI and exclude variable names and/or values.

To automatically generate a response file and exclude variables:
1. On the Advanced Designer, click Project. The Project task appears.
2. On the Project task, click Info. The Info subtask appears.
3. Click the Always Generate Response Files check box.
4. Click Exclude Variables. The Exclude Variables dialog box appears.
5. Click Add. A blank row appears in the list.
6. Double-click the blank box under Variable Name and enter the name of the
variable you want to exclude.
7. Double-click the blank box under Exclusion Options then either click:

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