Can Environmental Var. Be Used For Silent Install?

[iceman]

Can Environmental Variables (e.g. %HOMEDRIVE%) be used for a Silent Install to a %HOMEDRIVE% drive other than C:?

 

The following scenario actually worked when %HOMEDRIVE% was C:.

 

When %HOMEDRIVE% = H: on a network, no files were installed or written to the INSTALLPATH (e.g. INSTALL.LOG).

 

I was able to run the regular install process successfully to the exact same folder when destination H:\\ICEadmin\ViaMacro was entered.

 

The files that make up the silent install are attached.

 

"text file to automatically respond to the install questions during the installation process"

SlashM.txt:

INSTALLPATH=%HOMEDRIVE%\ICEadmin\ViaMacro

STARTMENUFOLDR=Delete

STARTUP=N

LAUNCHNOW=N

NOQUICKSTART=Y

REBOOT=N

LICENSENAME=<my license name>

LICENSECODE=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

CONFIGFILEPATH=.\SlashM.mcf

NOEDITOR=Y

NOHELP=Y

NOICONS=Y

MACROFILEDEST=%HOMEDRIVE%\ICEadmin\ViaMacro

 

I noticed in during my testing that [My Documents] was in an exported mcf file. May the brackets be used in place of the percent signs?

 

Thank you in advance.

 

iceman

[kevin]

The installer does not recognize or understand the environment variables.

 

You could use a batch file to create the file used during the silent install and have it substitute the environment variables. Something like this:

 

echo INSTALLPATH=%HOMEDRIVE%\ICEadmin\ViaMacro >c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt
STARTMENUFOLDR=Delete >>c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt
STARTUP=N >>c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt
LAUNCHNOW=N >>c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt
NOQUICKSTART=Y >>c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt
REBOOT=N >>c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt
LICENSENAME=<my license name> >>c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt
LICENSECODE=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx >>c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt
CONFIGFILEPATH=.\SlashM.mcf >>c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt
NOEDITOR=Y >>c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt
NOHELP=Y >>c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt
NOICONS=Y >>c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt
MACROFILEDEST=%HOMEDRIVE%\ICEadmin\ViaMacro >>c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt
c:\<path>\setup.exe /S /M=c:\<somepath>\SlashM.txt

Substitute <path> and <somepath> with actual paths.

 

If the above were in the file InstallME.bat then you would run InstallME.bat to install Macro Express in the home drive.

[iceman]

Thanks a bunch for the installer information and the batch file idea. I really appreciate your quick and thorough responses. You are a big help.

 

iceman