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Neo

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20th Nov 07 at 13:18

People,

What is the code to create the answer file from an exe in cmd ?

thought it was exename.exe -r or /r ??

Any help

Steve

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20th Nov 07 at 13:29

eh?

Neo

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20th Nov 07 at 13:32

your rubbish steve...

I need to record an answer file from an exe installer

In CMD i though you typed -r after the path to the exe, however it doesn't create the answer file (.iss file)

Thank you

Steve

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20th Nov 07 at 13:36

wtf is an answer file?

Richie

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20th Nov 07 at 13:55

Some exe's dont support answer files and the switches vary per exe basis.... what app you trying to do it for?

Any installer that doesnt have answer file ability's, I just repackage with AutoIt.

Richie

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20th Nov 07 at 13:58

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
wtf is an answer file?

[Edited on 20-11-2007 by Richie]

Aaron

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20th Nov 07 at 14:02

An answer file for RIS

u2u me your e mail address and i'll send you one of ours. obviously i'll take some parts out

Richie

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20th Nov 07 at 14:03

I dont think he's asking for one for RIS though......

Steve

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20th Nov 07 at 14:04

quote:
Originally posted by Richie

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
wtf is an answer file?

http://www.lafferty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/fail-24.jpg

[Edited on 20-11-2007 by Richie]

what is the problem?

Neo

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20th Nov 07 at 15:02

Its a dartfish viewer installer, a free viewer for the program they use in the school.

I'll have a look at Autoit

Aaron

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20th Nov 07 at 15:04

Can't you create an MSI for it

Neo

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20th Nov 07 at 15:21

quote:
Originally posted by Aj.
Can't you create an MSI for it

Done, however it wont run through, i want an answer file that will tell the program to run through, what options etc

Aaron

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20th Nov 07 at 15:24

Ah ok.

pow

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20th Nov 07 at 15:38

Explain these "answer files" for me.

Richie

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21st Nov 07 at 13:17

Answer files are basically text files or scripts that tell automate the user input stages of an installation... therefore telling the installer what product key to use, what to select yes and no for, installation directories ect...... thus removing any user interaction making the program easily depoloyable on a mass scale.

Neo.... MSI files usually are preconfigured with information before installation.... then you just use a /q switch during install.

Only Installshield apps use .iss files for unattended info....

If it is an installshield built exe then you can use the setup.exe /r switch to create the .iss file.

With an MSI... you will need to use a program like Orca to do a fake installation which will then create an MST file specifying everything you did... then use the command line in the format of :
msiexec -i C:\data1.msi" /q TRANSFORMS="E:\data1customizedsetup.mst"

pow

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21st Nov 07 at 14:12

Oh thnks Richie. Gunna read into this, I know how to deploy MSI files on my network...

Aaron

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21st Nov 07 at 15:03

I create MSI files using Winstall LE 2003. It’s free and very easy.

You run Winstall; this takes a "snapshot" of your computer i.e. every file and reg entry. Then install the application/update/patch or what ever. Then you run Winstall again, it recognises that it has to take the "after snapshot" and then creates the Msi files.

Easy peasy.

Neo

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21st Nov 07 at 18:03

quote:
Originally posted by Richie
Answer files are basically text files or scripts that tell automate the user input stages of an installation... the........etc...