Network Install Setup Guide

Network Install Setup Guide 9
Performing a silent installation using the command line
Users can install FileMaker products from the command line. When you use this method, the
installer can inform users whether installation was successful. A command line silent installation
requires you to run the Command Prompt as administrator.
1. Do one of the following:
1 Windows 7: Choose Start menu > All Programs > Accessories, then right-click Command
Prompt and choose Run as administrator.
1 Windows 8: On the start screen, type command prompt, then right-click Command
Prompt, and choose Run as administrator.
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 folder you created on the networked volume.
Windows 8: If Pathname is for a mapped network drive, you may need to enter
net use * \\server\share in the Command Prompt window first so that the commands
above can access the mapped network drive.
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.
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 14\""
Install FileMaker Pro Advanced to a non-default
location on your local machine
"pathname\setup.exe" /s /v" /qb+
INSTALLDIR=\"
installpath\FileMaker Pro 14
Advanced\""