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Silent install parameters for doPDF

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  1. Softland

    Key Master
    Joined: May '08
    Posts: 1,013

    This information is included in help too. These are the parameters accepted by the doPDF installer via command line:

    Install parameters for doPDF

    /SILENT, /VERYSILENT
    Instructs Setup to be silent or very silent. When Setup is silent the wizard and the background window are not displayed but the installation progress window is. When a setup is very silent this installation progress window is not displayed. Everything else is normal, so for example error messages during installation are displayed.
    If a restart is necessary and the /NORESTART command isn't used (see below) and Setup is silent, it will display a Reboot now? message box. If it's very silent it will reboot without asking.

    /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES
    Instructs Setup to suppress message boxes. Only has an effect when combined with /SILENT and /VERYSILENT.

    /NOCANCEL
    Prevents the user from canceling during the installation process, by disabling the Cancel button and ignoring clicks on the Close button. Useful along with /SILENT or /VERYSILENT.

    /NORESTART
    Instructs Setup not to reboot even if it's necessary.

    /RESTARTEXITCODE=exit code
    Specifies the custom exit code that Setup is to return when a restart is needed. Useful along with /NORESTART'.

    /DIR="x:\dirname"
    Overrides the default directory name displayed on the Select Destination Location wizard page. A fully qualified pathname must be specified.

    /GROUP="folder name"
    Overrides the default folder name displayed on the Select Start Menu Folder wizard page.

    /NOICONS
    Instructs Setup to initially check the Don't create a Start Menu folder check box on the Select Start Menu Folder wizard page.

    /LANG="language"
    Specifies the language to use for the installation. When a valid /LANG parameter is used, the Select Language dialog will be suppressed.

    /Languages="language1-language2-..."
    Specifies the languages that will be installed (e.g. /Languages="en-it-ro" will install the English, Italian and Romanian language packs). Language codes available in the current version:
    ar - Arabic
    bg - Bulgarian
    br - Portuguese Brazilian
    cs - Czech
    ct - Chinese Traditional
    de - German
    en - English
    es - Spanish
    fi - Finnish
    fr - French
    gr - Greek
    hu - Hungarian
    it - Italian
    ja - Japanese
    kr - Korean
    nl - Dutch
    no - Norwegian
    pl - Polish
    pt - Portuguese
    ro - Romanian
    ru - Russian
    sc - Chinese Simplified
    si - Slovenian
    sr - Serbian
    sv - Swedish
    tr - Turkish
    vi - Vietnamese
    uk - Ukrainian

    /DefaultLang="language"
    Specifies the default language. Use short language codes (exactly as those listed for the /Languages parameter above) or the REGST constant for Use regional settings option.

    /Default
    Instructs Setup to set the printer as default printer.

    /NoInstallIfExists
    Instructs setup to check if the same edition of doPDF is already installed. If found it does not start the installation.

    /NoInstallIfVersion="major version.minor version.build no"
    Instructs setup to check if doPDF is already installed. If found it checks what version is installed. If the version installed is older then the given parameter, it proceeds with installation. If the installed version is the same or newer then the given parameter, it does not start the installation.

    Uninstall doPDF
    The uninstaller has also some parameters for silent uninstall (they have the same meaning as for the installer, see above for details):

    /SILENT
    /VERYSILENT
    /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES
    /NORESTART

    Posted 2 years ago #
  2. dmoore

    Member
    Joined: Jan '10
    Posts: 2

    I can't get the /SILENT switch to work. When I try to use the switch the command window loses focus for a second and then focus returns to the command window and then gives me a empty prompt. Maybe my syntax is wrong, could you post an example of the syntax?

    Posted 2 years ago #
  3. Softland

    Key Master
    Joined: May '08
    Posts: 1,013

    well actually the command is very simple, just make sure you're in the directory where the setup, dopdf.e x e, is located, and then use this command:
    dopdf.e x e /silent
    or
    dopdf.e x e /verysilent
    silent still shows the progress window and the restart mention, while verysilent shouldn't show anything.

    Also, dopdf supports silent installation only starting with version 7.1 so make sure you have the latest one installed.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  4. dmoore

    Member
    Joined: Jan '10
    Posts: 2

    Version 7.1 worked, thank you. I now have a new issue, I can't get the /NoInstallIfExists install parameter to work, I tried it with the /silent and without. Please help.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  5. Softland

    Key Master
    Joined: May '08
    Posts: 1,013

    hi, is it possible to email support[]novapdf[]com with this issue (basically we'd need to know the OS you've tested this on, and which version including build number you tested - the old and the one you wanted to install over it). thank you!

    Posted 1 year ago #

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