I do have an InstallScript MSI project. Besides installing optionaly (user's decision) SQL Server as prerequisite, the installation dialog does also require a few fields to be filled out by the user.
Now, I do have to change the project to allow silent installation, so here are my questions:
How do I pass an argument on the command line to control whether a given prerequisite should be installed or not?
How do I pass the arguments to the installer (and handle them within the project)?
Well, I played a bit around trying to get it installable from the command line and I am pretty stuck everywhere now.
It is an InstallScript MSI project with an optional SQL Express installed as prerequisites.
a) Prerequisites How can I trigger from the command line if the optional prerequisite is to be installed or not?
b) Install from command line using public properties Initially, I thought it would be enough to define public properties for all the parameters needed to install the application.
Before adding my own public properties, I tried to test the silent installation from command line using the INSTALLDIR public property, to no success.
When invoking setup.exe /v"INSTALLDIR=C:\test", the value of INSTALLDIR is displayed as expected in the installer's gui and the installation passes through as expected.
Then, I tried to make it silent: setup.exe /s /v"INSTALLDIR=C:\test". The installer aborts nearly immediately.
What am I missing here? What is required to do with an InstallScript MSI project to allow it to be installed silently without answerfile?
c) Silent install with answerfile Through the forum and various searches, it looks like the way to do it is using an answerfile. I was able to generate this file using setup.exe /r and to make a silent installation with it.
Is there a syntax on this setup.iss file to add comments?
