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Invoking the Flexnet Connect Agent from the Command Line
Invoking the Flexnet Connect Agent from the Command Line
Summary
How to check for updates using Flexnet Connect Agent by invoking the agent directly from the command lineSynopsis
There are a number of ways to check for updates using the Flexnet Connect Agent. Perhaps the easiest way to check for updates is by invoking the agent directly from the command line. This article discusses the various command line options which are available for the Windows Agent.Discussion
agent.exe -r{C4091E43-4FC0-11D5-8C6C-00104B9747FA},1.2.3
<productlink> : The :<productlink> option uses the ProductLink value from the product .ini file to uniquely identify the product to register.
<logo> : The <logo> option provides the path to an image file to use as a logo in the Agent.exe UI.
/pu : The /pu option specifies a userID for software that was installed in a particular user account.
/i : The /i option identifies a specific instance. It takes the pathname of the instance as a string as its argument. This option allows you to differentiate between separate instances of software that share the same product code (GUID).
/db : The /db option specifies a vendor-specific database for the Agent to use. It takes a path to the vendor-specific database (relative to the FlexNet Connect main database) as an argument.
The -sv switch allows you to set the value of any property in the product .ini file, such as Server, ServerSecurity, ScheduleInterval, and LanguageID. The full syntax for the -sv switch (including optional elements) is:
agent.exe -sv{C4091E43-4FC0-11D5-8C6C-00104B9747FA} "Server" "http://127.0.0.1:8080/"
Note: Use a fully qualified URL. For example, use http://1.1.1.1, rather than 1.1.1.1
agent.exe -sn<product code>[,instance] -<event>
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AppMenu
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AppStart
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BeginInstall
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EndOfInstall
An example of using the AppMenu event is as follows:
agent -sn{C4091E43-4FC0-11D5-8C6C-00104B9747FA} -AppMenu
Option: -df (Collect default profile)
agent.exe -u{C4091E43-4FC0-11D5-8C6C-00104B9747FA}
The -u switch can also use the following options.
agent.exe -u<product code>[,instance] [/pu"<userID>"]
/pu : The /pu option specifies a userID for software that was installed in a particular user account (as opposed to for All Users).
Additional Information
Flexnet Connect 11.5 and later: