Recording and running a response file

To create a valid Spotfire Statistics Services response file manually, you can set a switch to automatically record the responses that you select or type when you run the installation wizard. Then you can use another switch to perform a silent installation.

Before you begin

You must have downloaded the installation bundle for Spotfire Statistics Services and have read and write access to the target installation computer.

About this task

Perform this task from the command line, from the directory containing the unzipped installation bundle, where the installation executable TSSS_11.8.1_win_x86_64.exe is found.

Procedure

From the command line, run the Spotfire Statistics Services installation executable, including the -r switch, followed by the full path to the destination of the response file.

For example, to create a response file for the Windows 64-bit installer, type TSSS_11.8.1_win_x86_64.exe-r <path-to-file.txt> (where <path-to-file.txt> is the full file path and name of the resulting response file.)

Example:
TSSS_11.8.1_win_x86_64.exe -r C:\scripts\install-tsss.txt

Note: Save the response file to a directory to which you have file editing access.

The example command results in the creation of the response file with the path and name C:\scripts\install-tsss.txt.
Using a text editor, open the resulting file, and, above the comment #Installation Type, insert the following line.

INSTALLER_UI=Silent

This line is required to keep the installer user interface from opening again when you run the silent installation.
From the command line, run the Spotfire Statistics Services installation file again, this time with the -f switch, followed by the full file path to the response file.

For example, to execute a silent installation on a Windows 64-bit computer from the file created in steps 1 and 2, type the following command.

Example:
TSSS_11.8.1_win_x86_64.exe -f C:\scripts\install-tsss.txt

For more information, see the FLEXERA SOFTWARE InstallAnywhere Users Guide (http://www.flexerasoftware.com/).