A response file is not invoked directly. Instead, a response
file is specified as a parameter value for the installation program.
Procedure
To run the Setup program and specify a response file:
- Run the Setup program and specify a response file with
the -s command line option.
For example, the command: \client\windows\setup
-s causes the Setup program to install the software using
the instructions found in the SETUP.ISS response
file in the \CLIENT\WINDOWS directory on the
current drive.
- By default, the response file must be located in the directory
from which you run the Setup program. Use the -fl option
to identify the location and name of the response file.
For
example, the command: \client\windows\setup -s -f1n:\client\windows\arsin.iss causes
the Setup program to install the software using the ARSIN.ISS response
file located in the \CLIENT\WINDOWS directory
on the N drive.
- The response file directs the processing of the installation
for the Windows client software. When you run the
Setup program with the -s option, no messages or
dialog boxes are displayed. Instead, messages are written to a log
file. By default, the log file (SETUP.LOG) is
written to the directory that contains the Setup program.
- You can direct the Setup program to place the log file
in a different directory and name the log file by specifying the -f2 command
line option.
For example, the command: \client\windows\setup
-s -f1n:\client\windows\arsin.iss -f2c:\temp \arsin.log causes
the Setup program to write the log file ARSIN.LOG in
the TEMP directory on the C drive.