Generating a Response File

Response files are generated by including the -options-record switch when performing a GUI or console installation from the command line or terminal. It must be in one of the following forms:

Note: There is no space between -options and -record.

  • Installer -options-record responseFileName

  • Installer -console -options-record responseFileName

where Installer is the name of the installer .exe file (on Windows) or .bin file (on UNIX), and responseFileName is the path/name of the response file you want to generate. For a list of the installer names, see the table on Running the GUI Installer.

All parameter values that are entered during GUI or console mode are recorded in the response file, which can then be used in a silent installation.

Note:
• Ensure that the machine you use to create the response file is in the same state as the machines where you want to perform the silent installations. Otherwise you may have a problem with extra dialog boxes. For example, if you create the response file on a machine that has a previous installation of iProcess Technology Plug-ins then an extra dialog is displayed asking if you want to upgrade this installation. If you then try and perform a silent installation with this response file on a machine that does not have a previous installation of iProcess Technology Plug-ins then the responses in the response file will not match the dialog boxes displayed in the installation program.
• If you are performing an upgrade from an earlier version, note that you cannot use a response file created with a previous version of TIBCO iProcess Technology Plug-ins to install this version. You must carry out an initial installation with the current version of TIBCO iProcess Technology Plug-ins to generate a valid response file which you can then use for silent installations.

For more information about the response file, see Response File Details.