topic Re: silent install in Discussions

silent install

alfredndussault — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:00:56 GMT

HI Folks,

I'm trying to create a silent install for JMP 11.2. I've created the ISS file,

From an administrative shell:

C:\11_2\jmp\Windows>.\setup.exe -r -f1c:\jmpsetup.iss

For whatever reason, when I try it with the -s switch to do the install, I'm getting this as a result in the log file...

it goes through 90% of the install the icon populates on the desktop, then at the last minute it backs out.

C:\11_2\jmp\Windows>.\setup.exe -s -f1c:\jmpsetup.iss -f2c:\jmpsetuplog.txt

what am I missing?

<code>

[InstallShield Silent]

Version=v7.00

File=Log File

[ResponseResult]

ResultCode=-3

[Application]

Name=JMP

Version=11.0

Company=SAS Institute Inc.

Lang=0409

</code>

Re: silent install

Bob_Hickey — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 18:36:38 GMT

Can you post the contents of the ISS file? I am wondering if you the prompts during the original installation are not matching what is needed on the other machine. Also, did you create the ISS file on a PC with the same bitness as the PC you are attempting the silent install?

- Bob Hickey

Re: silent install

alfredndussault — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:49:54 GMT

HI,

I captured the ISS file again, but this time I removed the checkmark to install java, and that ISS file seems to work. As part of my silent installer I'm forcing in the .NET package, and all of our machines have java installed, and updated via the enterprise.

so in this case, it weas either the java checkmark that was causing it to fail. even though Java was already installed on the machine, or there was something with my capture file. which is possible. but.. ..

Re: silent install

tryp — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 20:08:21 GMT

I had to capture an answer file for our x86 & x64 image.

it seems that the answer file contains two lines that are different.

x86

Component-0=Program Files32

Component-1=RootLevel32

x64

Component-0=Program Files64

Component-1=RootLevel64

I am now using a vbs script to decide which answer file to use.

'-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

' -- IS SYSTEM x86 or x64

'-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DIM WSHELL, WSHELL_ENV, PROC_ARCH, OS_ARCH_TYPE

SET WSHELL = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
SET WSHELL_ENV = WSHELL.Environment("Process")

PROC_ARCH = WSHELL_ENV("PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE")

If PROC_ARCH = "x86" Then
OS_ARCH_TYPE= WSHELL_ENV("PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432")

If OS_ARCH_TYPE = "" Then
   OS_ARCH_TYPE = "x86"
End if
Else
OS_ARCH_TYPE = "x64"
End If