Summary
This article describes how to perform a silent (automated or unattended) installation of Report Commander.
More Information
Silent installation of Report Commander allows you to run the installation from a command prompt, script, deployment tool, etc., bypassing all user interface elements of the installer.
To begin, you first need to extract the setup files from the distribution package downloaded from the Arcana Development Web site. Run this package and specify a folder to extract the files into. Make note of this folder. When extraction finishes, uncheck the box to run setup, and close the wizard.
To install on a new computer, you will use the files that you extracted in the previous step. The files can be copied to a temporary folder on the target computer, or run from a network share or other location.
To perform the silent installation, use the following syntax from the command line:
start /wait setup /s /w /v"/qn /lv \"reportcommander_setup.log\""
This will create a log file named "reportcommander_setup.log" in the current folder when you run the command. To write the log to a different location, specify a full path:
start /wait setup /s /w /v"/qn /lv \"c:\temp\reportcommander_setup.log\""
Report Commander will be installed to the default location ("C:\Program Files\Arcana Development\Report Commander 2"). To specify a different location, set the INSTALLDIR property:
start /wait setup /s /w /v"/qn /lv \"c:\temp\reportcommander_setup.log\" INSTALLDIR=\"c:\report commander\""
Note: INSTALLDIR must be all-caps as shown. Note also the escaped quotes within quotes.
If you have a license for Report Commander and the target computer has an Internet connection, you can specify the account number on the command line, and the installer will automatically activate the license:
start /wait setup /s /w /v"/qn /lv \"c:\temp\reportcommander_setup.log\" ADLICENSEACCOUNT=ABCD-1234-1234-1234"
Note: ADLICENSEACCOUNT must be all-caps as shown. Auto-activation using this option will only work with Report Commander 2.6 or later. If you need this option for version 2.5, contact us for an updated installer.
If the target computer does not have an Internet connection you can pre-generate a license file to deploy with the software:
- Log in to your account at www.arcanadev.com/licensing.
- Go through the activation process to create a license file, using the computer name of the target computer.
- Download the license file (*.adlc) and put it in the same folder as the installer. The file will be imported by the License Manager during installation.
When you use this approach, do not specify the account number on the command line.
