Network Install Setup Guide
Table Of Contents
- About this guide
- Finding the license key
- Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows
- Choosing an installation method (Windows)
- About installing Bonjour (Windows)
- About installing the Microsoft .NET Framework
- Installing FileMaker Pro using a networked volume (Windows)
- Installing from the command line (Windows)
- Setting up silent assisted installations (Windows)
- Saving the license key in the (*msi) installer (Windows)
- Installing FileMaker Pro in OS X
- About the personalization file
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2. In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, enter a command.
The following table describes options users have when performing an assisted installation from
the command line.
Notes
1 Pathname is the location of the installer directory you created on the networked volume.
1 Installpath is the desired location of the FileMaker product folder on the user’s computer. The
path cannot contain spaces unless it is enclosed by double quotation marks.
1 The installer may reboot the computer if required.
Saving the license key in the (*msi) installer (Windows)
You can embed the license key and personalization information in the *.msi installer. If you choose
this method, make sure that you make no other changes to the *.msi file. For information about
Orca, see http://www.microsoft.com.
1. Use Orca to open FileMaker Pro 13.msi.
2. In the Property table, enter required values for AI_USERNAME, AI_ORGANIZATION, and
AI_LICENSEKEY.
See “Setting personalization properties” on page 11.
3. Save the FileMaker Pro 13.msi file.
4. Instruct users to run the installer using the command line or by double-clicking the Setup.exe
file located on the mounted volume.
To Instruct users to open a command window, then type
Install a FileMaker product without a user interface
(silent installation)
"pathname\setup.exe" /s /v/qn
Uninstall a FileMaker product without a user interface
(silent uninstallation)
"pathname\setup.exe" /s /x /v/qn
Install a FileMaker product when required — advertise
to current user (silent advertised installation)
"pathname\setup.exe" /s /v /ju
Install a FileMaker product when required — advertise
to all users (silent advertised installation)
"pathname\setup.exe" /s /v /jm
Display a dialog box indicating whether the FileMaker
product was successfully installed
"pathname\setup.exe" /s /v/qn+
Display a progress bar and Cancel button during
installation
"pathname\setup.exe" /s /v/qb+
Install FileMaker Pro to a non-default location on your
local machine
"pathname\setup.exe" /s /v"/qb+
INSTALLDIR=\"
installpath\FileMaker Pro 13\""
Install FileMaker Pro Advanced to a non-default
location on your local machine
"pathname\setup.exe" /s /v"/qb+
INSTALLDIR=\"
installpath\FileMaker Pro 13
Advanced\""