From the command prompt change the location to the directory containing the Setup.exe file.

Run the installation including the additional flags.

-a -r /f1<path><filename.iss>

where:

For example,

 Setup.exe -a -r /f1C:\CEInstall\CEsetup.iss

Proceed through the installation process and select the options you want to use in the silent installation.

When the installation is complete the response file is created in the specified directory and contains information similar to the following example:

[InstallShield Silent]
Version=v6.00.000
File=Response File
[File Transfer]
OverwrittenReadOnly=NoToAll
[{2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-DlgOrder]
Dlg0={2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-SdWelcome-0
Count=7
Dlg1={2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-SdLicense-0
Dlg2={2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-AskText-0
Dlg3={2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-SdAskDestPath-0
Dlg4={2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-SdSelectFolder-0
Dlg5={2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-SdStartCopy-0
Dlg6={2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-SdFinish-0
[{2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-SdWelcome-0]
Result=1
[{2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-SdLicense-0]
Result=1
[{2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-AskText-0]
szText=11779900
Result=1
[{2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-SdAskDestPath-0]
szDir=C:\Alinc
Result=1
[{2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-SdSelectFolder-0]
szFolder=Enterprise Application Component Enabler
Result=1
[{2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-SdStartCopy-0]
Result=1
[{2EFFFB81-3AAF-493B-B3A9-E52542AA555F}-SdFinish-0]
Result=1
bOpt1=1
bOpt2=0

Uninstall any previously installed versions of Presentation Client.

To run the installation in silent mode you must first record your actions, and secondly you must run in the silent mode using the recorded script file.

To record:

 -r /f1<path><filename.iss>

For example,

 Setup.exe -r /f1"C:\setup.iss"

To run in silent mode:

 Setup.exe -s /f1"C:\setup.iss"

Silent Header

All response files begin with a silent header. The silent header enables InstallShield to identify the file as a valid response file.

The silent header section must contain the following parameters and values:

[InstallShield Silent]
Version=v6.00.000
File=Response File

Version indicates the version of InstallShield, it is not necessary to specify the specific release level. Use v6.00.000 in all response files. Future versions of Installshield is able to read this version of the response file.

Application Header

This is the second section in the response file. It allows developers of the installation setup to identify the setup for which the response file was created, as this is often difficult to determine by looking at the other response file data. It is not used by the setup script or the Setup.exe file.

The application header section contains the following parameters and values:

[Application}
Name=<ProductKey from InstallationInfo>
Version=<VersionKey from InstallationInfo>
Company=<CompanyKey from InstallationInfo>

These values are derived from the values written to the registry in the call to the Installation Info function in your setup script.

Dialog Sequence

This is the third section in the response file. It lists all the dialog boxes needed during the installation, in the order in which they appear. This section is given the heading:

 [<Product_GUID>-DlgOrder]

The dialog box parameters are formatted as follows:

 Dlg<#>=<PRODUCT_GUID>=<DialogIdentifier>-Dlg-<#>

The dialog box numbering sequence begins at zero, meaning the first parameter entry is Dlg0. Each subsequent dialog box number increments by one.

The section is ended with the Count parameter, the value of which equals the number of dialog boxes listed. Because the dialog box sequence begins with zero, the Count value is always one greater than the highest dialog box number.

For example,

 [{23EAFFCA-361D-11D3-8B0F-00105A9846E9}-DlgOrder] 
 Dlg0={23EAFFCA-361D-11D3-8B0F-00105A9846E9}-Welcome-0 
 Dlg1={23EAFFCA-361D-11D3-8B0F-00105A9846E9}-AskOptions-1 
 Count=2

Dialog Box Data

The values entered in each dialog box are captured in the response file. Each dialog box listed in the dialog sequence section has its own section.

 [<PRODUCT_GUID>-<DialogIdentifier>] Result=<value>
 Keyname1=<value>
 Keyname2=<value>