Command-line Options for Installing INFOConnect

The following table describes the command-line options for installing INFOConnect or the Options Pack from the command-line or a batch file.

The Microsoft Windows Installer provides a variety of additional command-line options for customizing installations. (For more information, see the Microsoft Windows Installer documentation.)

Option Parameters Description
/a product.msi Administrative installation, copies a product to a network location for later installation by users.
/i product.msi Installs or configures a product.
/j [u|m] product.msi Advertises a product.

u - Advertises to the current user.

m - Advertises to all users of the computer.

/l [i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] logfile Specifies the path to the log file and indicates which information to log.

i - Status messages.

w - Nonfatal warnings.

e - All error messages.

a - Start up of actions.

r - Action-specific records.

u - User requests.

c - Initial UI parameters.

m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information.

o - Out-of-disk-space messages.

p - Terminal properties.

v - Verbose output.

x - Extra debugging information.

+ - Append to existing file.

! - Flush each line to the log.

* - log all information except for verbose output. To include verbose output, use /l*v.

/p patch.msi Applies a patch.

To apply a patch to an installed administrative image, combine /p with /a, as follows:

    /p patch.msi /a product.msi

/q [n|b|r|f] Sets user interface level.

n - Suppresses all installation progress dialog boxes. Use to perform an unattended (silent) user installation.

b - Displays only a basic installation user interface.

qb+ Displays the Finish dialog box.
qb- Hides all modal dialog boxes.
qb! Hides the Cancel button.
Note
  • The + or - option must appear before the ! option when typing the command, for example:
    1. qb+!

  • The ! option is available with Windows Installer version 2.0, and works only with basic UI.

r - Displays a reduced user interface, without a Finish dialog box.

f - Displays all of the installation dialog boxes, including the finish dialog box.

When you install from the command-line, you can append properties that change default values for options in the installation. For more information, see Properties in the INFOConnect MSI File.

Example

The following command starts an installation of the INFOConnect client in a Windows XP environment with installation progress messages suppressed, and the user data location set to the Program Files directory.

    msiexec /i path/INFO80.MSI /qn USERDATALOCATIONMIN=Legacy
Related Topics
Bullet Installation
Bullet Installing INFOConnect From the Command Line
Bullet Properties in the INFOConnect MSI File
Bullet Silent Installation
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