Silent Installation

Silent installation is a way to install your INFOConnect products on a PC without any user input. You can do this either manually or programmatically, using a front-end installation program of your own creation.

The silent installation uses the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSIEXEC.EXE), and a variety of command-line options to customize installations.

The procedures described below assume some familiarity with Microsoft Windows Installer. (See the Microsoft Windows Installer documentation for more detailed information.) We recommend that you use the Export/Import Utility to back up data before performing an installation. For information about this utility, double-click EXPIMP32.HLP in the Help folder. You must have EXTRA! for Accessory Manager installed to get this help file.

To perform a silent installation, you must open a DOS window and enter a command line. Using the following command line, you control which INFOConnect products are installed, where they are installed, and with which transports. By including a batch file, you can also create INFOConnect paths, but not sessions — you must create the sessions manually after the products have been installed.

The /qn option specifies that no interface is displayed during installation. An alternative option, /qb, displays simple progress and error handling without user interactions.

The following table describes each parameter in the command line:

Parameter	Description
Image folder	The drive where the INFOConnect CD image is located.
List of access codes	The access codes for the products you want to install. You must specify at least one code for the silent installation to work. Separate multiple codes with a comma. Access codes appear on the sticker on the CD case.
Name of transport or option	The name of the transport or option you want to install. Separate multiple entries with a comma. If you specify an access code, but do not specify a transport name, the defaults will be installed. A list of the default transports for each product is given in the Default Transports table. Your access codes determine which transports you can install. A list of transports available with each product is given in the Valid Transports table. You must type the transport name exactly as it appears in the Transport and Option Values table.
Install mode	The installation mode you want to use. This property is only valid for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP installations. With this operating system Use one of these modes Windows NT/2000/XP AllUsers (default) OnlyCurrentUser
Destination folder	The folder where you want to install the INFOConnect products. If you do not specify a folder, the default folder (C:\Program Files\Attachmate\INFOCNEE) is used. For upgrades, you must specify the same folder where the product was previously installed.
Location for storing user data	The location where user data is stored. This property is only valid for Windows 2000 and Windows XP installations. For Windows NT 4.0 installations, use the property USERDATALOCATIONMINTWO, and either MyDocs or Legacy. AllUsersDocDataDir is not available with USERDATALOCATIONMINTWO. To store data in this directory Use this value My Documents\Attachmate\MyDocs MyDocs Program Files\Attachmate\INFOCNEE\Accmgr32 Legacy the user's Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Attachmate AllUsersDocDataDir
Location for storing application data	The location where application data is stored. This property is only valid for Windows 2000 and Windows XP installations. For Windows NT 4.0 installations, use the property APPDATALOCATION2, and either "My Documents" or AppDataLegacy. AllUsersDocuments is not available with APPDATALOCATION2. To store data in this directory Use this value My Documents\Attachmate\MyDocs "My Documents" Program Files\Attachmate\Infocnee\Accmgr32 AppDataLegacy the user's Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Attachmate AllUsersDocuments

	Installation Overview
	Installing Transports and Options
	Installing INFOConnect From the Command Line
	Command-line Options for Installing INFOConnect