Silent Install - MicroStrategy

  • QuietLeni
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  • 03/20/2006
Hi,

I am trying to do a package for MicroStrategy 8.0.1 and getting nowhere...

I found this very helpful entry in AppDeply from one of our contributors and I am able to record the setup.iss, BUT running the setup again (with --ResponseFile="C:\setup.iss" command line parameter) gives me the regular setup box and an UNsilent installation!?!!? If I use the -s (for silent installation) with -F1/-F2 parameters, then the installation LOOKS like its doing something (with the setup.exe showing in the Task List), but then quits without making any directories/files or links. The log shows that the process finished properly (but it hasn't).

I have tried re-running the installation and re-capturing the setup.iss in the C:\Windows directory and I have checked that the paths that I am giving are correct. All I can suggest is that the setup.iss was recorded incorrectly in some way (I have seen this with early response files recorded in Oracle Universal Installer).

I am installing upon Windows XP SP2 as an administrator.

Ideas?


Regards,


QuietLeni
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Hi Wildhair,

Yes... you are right, but I am having problems with the installation not removal!!!

BTW - thanks for the very helpful entry.

Regards,


QuietLeni
Answered 03/20/2006 by: QuietLeni
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Hi Guys,

I'm trying to silently install Microstrategy 8.01 and having a similar problem to QuietLeni. I successfully created a setup.iss file using command:

setup.exe /r

BUT when I try to silently run the setup and setup.iss file using:
setup.exe /s setup.iss
the installation looks like it's doing something for about half a minute and then quits without making any changes.

The setup.log file however says it's installed successfully.

Here's what my setup.iss file looks like:

[InstallShield Silent]
Version=v7.00
File=Response File
[File Transfer]
OverwrittenReadOnly=NoToAll
[{B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-DlgOrder]
Dlg0={B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdWelcome-0
Count=11
Dlg1={B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdLicense2-0
Dlg2={B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdRegisterUserEx-0
Dlg3={B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdSetupTypeEx-0
Dlg4={B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdAskDestPath-0
Dlg5={B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdComponentTree-0
Dlg6={B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-MessageBox-0
Dlg7={B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdSelectFolder-0
Dlg8={B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdStartCopy-0
Dlg9={B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-AskYesNo-0
Dlg10={B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdFinishReboot-0
[{B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdWelcome-0]
Result=1
[{B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdLicense2-0]
Result=1
[{B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdRegisterUserEx-0]
szName=<user name here>
szCompany=<company name here>
szSerial=<serial number here>
Result=1
[{B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdSetupTypeEx-0]
Result=Complete
[{B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdAskDestPath-0]
szDir=C:\Program Files\MicroStrategy
Result=1
[{B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdComponentTree-0]
szDir=C:\Program Files\MicroStrategy
Bundles-type=string
Bundles-count=4
Bundles-0=Bundles\BundleAdo
Bundles-1=Bundles\BundleSte
Bundles-2=Bundles\BundleAxDist
Bundles-3=Bundles\BundleSequeLink
SystemFiles-type=string
SystemFiles-count=3
SystemFiles-0=SystemFiles\SystemSub
SystemFiles-1=SystemFiles\SystemMain
SystemFiles-2=SystemFiles\Xml
CommonFiles\Documentation-type=string
CommonFiles\Documentation-count=1
CommonFiles\Documentation-0=CommonFiles\Documentation\Documentation_Comp
CommonFiles-type=string
CommonFiles-count=9
CommonFiles-0=CommonFiles\CommonSub
CommonFiles-1=CommonFiles\CommonMain
CommonFiles-2=CommonFiles\CommonGUI
CommonFiles-3=CommonFiles\ChartActiveX
CommonFiles-4=CommonFiles\TriEdit
CommonFiles-5=CommonFiles\ReleaseNotes
CommonFiles-6=CommonFiles\OdbcDrivers
CommonFiles-7=CommonFiles\JRE142_06
CommonFiles-8=CommonFiles\Documentation
Desktop\DesktopArchitect-type=string
Desktop\DesktopArchitect-count=2
Desktop\DesktopArchitect-0=Desktop\DesktopArchitect\ProjectBuilder
Desktop\DesktopArchitect-1=Desktop\DesktopArchitect\DesktopArchitectGroup
Desktop-type=string
Desktop-count=5
Desktop-0=Desktop\DesktopFiles
Desktop-1=Desktop\DesktopAnalyst
Desktop-2=Desktop\DesktopDesigner
Desktop-3=Desktop\DesktopArchitect
Desktop-4=Desktop\DesktopAdmin
TutReporting-type=string
TutReporting-count=1
TutReporting-0=TutReporting\TutorialReportingFiles
TutReportingCommon-type=string
TutReportingCommon-count=1
TutReportingCommon-0=TutReportingCommon\TutReportingCommonFiles
CommonConfigurations-type=string
CommonConfigurations-count=4
CommonConfigurations-0=CommonConfigurations\WelcomeScreenShortcut
CommonConfigurations-1=CommonConfigurations\ConfigWizardShortcut
CommonConfigurations-2=CommonConfigurations\DesktopCharacterSet
CommonConfigurations-3=CommonConfigurations\CreateTutorialPSNs
Component-type=string
Component-count=8
Component-0=Bundles
Component-1=SystemFiles
Component-2=CommonFiles
Component-3=Desktop
Component-4=TutReporting
Component-5=TutReportingCommon
Component-6=CommonConfigurations
Component-7=SequeLink
Result=1
[{B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-MessageBox-0]
Result=1
[{B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdSelectFolder-0]
szFolder=MicroStrategy
Result=1
[{B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdStartCopy-0]
Result=1
[Application]
Name=MicroStrategy 8
Version=8.0.1
Company=MicroStrategy
Lang=0009
[{B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-AskYesNo-0]
Result=0
[{B339F3B3-E78C-45E8-B4D2-3C46C1C13663}-SdFinishReboot-0]
Result=1
BootOption=0

Any ideas why it might not be working?

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Answered 05/15/2006 by: Era
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