Article ID: Q100006
The information in this article applies to:
- Direct I/O, version 4.3, 4.4
SUMMARY
The installation package can be configured in many ways using command line switches.
This article give you the details about the configuration options currently available.
MORE INFORMATION
Command line switches used when invoking DIRECTIO.EXE.
These switches are optional. They are not case sensitive; upper- or lowercase letters can
be used.
| Switch |
Description |
| -s |
Runs Directio.exe without displaying initial
screens. |
| -a |
Signals that additional switches are
to be passed to the executable file (Setup.exe) within the package. |
Command line switches used when invoking SETUP.EXE from within the package.
These switches are optional. They are not case sensitive; upper- or lowercase letters can
be used.
| Switch |
Description |
| /f1<path\ResponseFile> |
Specifies an alternate location and name of
the response file (.iss file). If this option is used when running
InstallShield Silent, the response file is read from the folder/file
specified by <path\ResponseFile>. If this option is used along with the
/r option, the response file is written to the folder/file specified by
<path\ResponseFile>. |
| /f2<path\LogFile> |
Specifies an alternate location and name of the log file
created by InstallShield Silent. By default, Setup.log log file is created and stored in
the same directory as that of Setup.ins. |
| /m<filename> |
Causes Setup.exe to generate a Management Information Format
(.mif) file automatically at the end of the setup. Do not include a path the .mif file is
always placed in the Windows folder. <filename> is optional. If you do not specify a
filename, the resulting file will be called Status.mif. |
| /m1<serial number> |
Tells setup to place the indicated serial number in the
created .mif file. |
| /m2<locale string> |
Tells setup to place the indicated locale in the .mif file.
English (ENU) is the default; refer to Microsoft documentation for a complete listing of
locale strings. |
| /r |
Causes
Setup.exe
automatically to generate a silent setup file (.iss file), which is a
record of the setup input, in the Windows folder. To specify another folder
you have to use the /f1 option. |
| /s |
Runs InstallShield Silent to execute a silent setup. |
| /SMS |
Prevents a network connection and Setup.exe from closing
before the setup is complete. This switch works with setups originating from a Windows NT
server over a network. Please note that SMS must be uppercase; this is a case-sensitive
switch. |
| /z |
Prevents Setup.exe from checking the available memory during
initialization. This switch is necessary when running a setup on a machine with more than
256 MB of disk space; if it is not used, Setup.exe reports insufficient memory and exits. |
| /u |
Invokes the uninstaller. |
| /x |
If used together with /u the forced
uninstallation mode is invoked. |
Comments
- Separate multiple command line switches with a space. But do not put a space inside a
command line switch (for example, /s /fInstall.ins is valid, but not /s/f Install.ins).
- When using long path and filename expressions with switches, enclose the expressions in
double quotation marks. The enclosing double quotes tell the operating system that spaces
within the quotation marks are not to be treated as command line delimiters.
Samples
| DIRECTIO -s -a /s |
Installs Direct I/O without any window
popping up or other visual clue. |
| DIRECTIO -a /u /x |
Uninstalls a failed installation of
Direct I/O using the forced uninstaller.
This should be regarded as the last resort short of disk formatting. |
