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Version: 9.0

Installation options

If you start the installation program (Setup) with the "/?" (or /HELP) parameter in Windows, you will get a short overview of all the options available:

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The options apply only to the Windows installation program.

/SP-
Disables the “This will uninstall webPDF.” Would you like to continue?” prompt at the beginning of the setup routine.

/SILENT, /VERYSILENT
If you use this option, the installer will run in silent mode (/SILENT) or very silent mode (/VERY SILENT). If the installer is running in silent mode, the Wizard and the background dialog box will not be shown. However, the progress dialog box for the installation will still be shown. If the installer is running in very silent mode instead, the progress dialog box will not be shown either. Everything else will remain the same, meaning, for example, that error messages will be shown during installation and that the start prompt will appear (if you have not disabled it with /SP-).

If a restart is required, you do not use the /NORESTART option (see below), and the installer is running in silent mode, a “Restart now?” prompt will be shown. If the installer is running in very silent mode instead, the system will be automatically restarted without a prompt.

/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES
If you use this option, the installer will suppress all message boxes. This option will not do anything unless it is used in combination with the /SILENT or /VERYSILENT option.

The default answer for situations in which an option must be selected is as follows:

  • “Yes” in situations such as “Keep newer file?”.
  • “No” in “File exists already. Overwrite?” situations.
  • “Cancel” in cancel / repeat situations.
  • “Cancel” in repeat / cancel situations.

The following message boxes cannot be suppressed:

  • The “About Setup” message box.
  • The “Exit Setup?” message box.
  • Any (error) message box that is shown prior to installation (or uninstallation) before the command line parameters could be read.

/LOG
If you use this option, the installer will create a log file in the user’s TEMP folder. This log file will describe the installation routine in detail and list all the actions that were run during it. This can come in handy during debugging. If, for instance, you suspect that a file is not being replaced even though you know it should be replaced (or vice versa), you can check the log file to see whether and why the file was actually skipped.

The log file will have a unique name based on the current date (it will not be overwritten or appended to existing files).

The information in the log file is technical and accordingly is not designed to be understood by end users. Moreover, it is not machine-readable. Also, please note that the file’s format can be changed without notice.

/LOG="filename"
Same as /LOG, except that you can pass a specific path/filename for the log file. If a file with the name you entered exists already, it will be overwritten. If the file cannot be generated, the installer will be cancelled with an error message.

/NORESTART
If you use this option, the installer will not restart the system after a successful installation or after a “Preparing to Install” error that requires a restart. Normally used with /SILENT or /VERYSILENT.

/LOADINF=”filename"
If you use this option, the installer will load the settings from the file with the passed filename after checking the command line. You can prepare this file by using the '/SAVEINF=' option described below. Please do not forget to use quotation marks if the filename contains spaces.

/SAVEINF="filename"
If you use this option, the installer will save the installation settings in the file with the passed filename. Please do not forget to use quotation marks if the filename contains spaces.

/DIR="C:\Folder name"
If you use this option, the default folder name shown on the “Select Destination” selection page will be overwritten with the passed folder name. A fully qualified path name needs to be passed with this option.

/GROUP="Folder name"
If you use this option, the default folder name shown on the “Start Menu Folder” selection page will be overwritten with the passed folder name.

/NOICONS
If you use this option, the "Don't create a Start Menu” checkbox in the "Select Start Menu Folder Wizard" page will be enabled at first.

/TASKS="Comma-separated list of task names"
You can use this option to pass a list of tasks that should be selected first The specified tasks will be selected, while the others will be deselected. If a task name is preceded by a “!”, the task will be deselected.

Valid values:
Service - Installs the application as a Windows service.
Creating a response file
Run a normal installation routine with the "/SAVEINF="..." start parameter and select all the options that should be run later on in the automatic installation routine. Once the installation is completed, the file specified in "/SAVEINF" will be generated.

This file will be an answer file for the installation routine just completed, and can be used with the "/LOADINF="..." option in order to run an automatic or unsupervised installation, for example.

Examples
Runs a normal installation and generates a “log.txt” file and an “answer.inf” answer file (e.g., for later automatic installations).

"webPDF.....-Setup.exe" /LOG="log.txt" /SAVEINF="answer.inf"

Runs an unsupervised installation and does not show any dialog boxes or progress during the process. The installer will generate a log, and all the settings for the dialog boxes will be loaded from “answer.inf.” In addition, the application will not be installed as a Windows service.

"webPDF.....-Setup.exe" /VERYSILENT /SP- /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /DIR="c:\webpdf" /LOG="log.txt" /LOADINF="answer.inf" /TASKS="!Service"