Network Install
Table Of Contents
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Network Install Setup for FileMaker
Pro and FileMaker
Pro
Advanced
To make FileMaker installation files available on your
network:
1.
Create a folder on a networked volume for the FileMaker
products installer files.
2.
Locate the following files on the installation CD and copy
them to the folder you created on your networked volume:
1
Windows: The Files folder, which contains the
personalization file Assisted Install.txt and other
required installation files.
1
Mac
OS: The FileMaker Pro 8 or FileMaker Pro 8
Advanced installer application and the personalization
file Assisted Install.txt, which are located at the root
level of the CD.
3.
To use a personalization file, continue with the next section.
If you don’t want to use a personalization file, you’re done.
Customizing the personalization fi
le
To customize the personalization file:
1.
Use a text editor such as NotePad (Windows) or TextEdit
(Mac OS) to open the Assisted Install.txt file on your
networked volume.
Note
The Assisted Install.txt file is not cross-platform. If
you will be installing FileMaker Pro 8 or FileMaker Pro 8
Advanced on both Windows and Mac OS systems, you
need to provide an Assisted Install.txt file for each installer.
2.
Modify the following variable settings as needed.
Note
Variable settings are not case-sensitive.
To
Do this
Enter a user name for
all installations
Type a name after
Name=
If you leave this variable blank, the installer
defaults to the name that was used to register
Windows (Windows) or the account user name
(Mac
OS).
Enter a company
name for all
installations
Windows: Type a name after
Organization=
If you leave this variable blank, the installer
defaults to the name that was used to register
Windows.
Mac OS: Type a name after
Company=
When specifying a variable for
Organization=
or
Company=
, type the organization name exactly
as it appears on your license agreement (“Proof
of License”). The organization name must be
capitalized the same way it appears on your
agreement.
Enter a valid volume
license key for all
installations
Type your license key after
License Key=
For information about the license key, see
“
Before you begin” on page 1.
Prevent or allow users
to create new
databases
Type one of the following after
Admin_NoNewDatabases=
1
1
(one) to prevent users from creating
databases
1
0
(zero) to allow users to create databases
For more information, see “Preventing users
from creating databases” on page 3.
Windows: Create a
shortcut for the
FileMaker product on
the desktop and in the
Quick Launch toolbar
Mac OS: Create an
alias for the FileMaker
product on the dock
Type one of the following after
Shortcuts=
(Windows) or
Alias=
(Mac OS)
1
1
(one) to create a shortcut/alias
1
0
(zero) if you don’t want to create a
shortcut/alias
See the note at the end of this table for more
information.
Suppress or display
electronic registration
Type one of the following after
Registration=
1
0
(zero) to suppress electronic registration.
Your FileMaker product won’t prompt users
to enter registration information.
1
1
(one) to display an electronic registration
reminder
Windows: Specify the
language version of
the FileMaker
product. This setting
only works when
users perform a silent
assisted installation.
See
“About silent
assisted installations
(Windows)” on
page 3.
Type the name of the language after
Language=
Valid entries are: Dutch, English, French,
German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, or
Swedish.
Mac OS: Do not specify a language setting in
the Assisted Install.txt file. The FileMaker
installer uses the current language setting from
your operating system.
Windows: Specify
whether the FileMaker
product is available to
all users or the current
user only
Type one of the following after
ApplicationUsers=
1
AllUsers
to make the FileMaker product
available to any user logged in on this
computer
1
OnlyCurrentUser
to restrict use of the
FileMaker product to the user account that is
logged on during installation
Suppress or display
the personalization
dialog box during
installation
Type one of the following after
SkipDialog=
1
1
(one) to suppress the personalization
dialog box. Users don’t have to enter
information in the Name and Company
variables, and they don’t see the license key.
(If the key you entered is invalid, the
personalization dialog box still displays.)
1
0
(zero) to display the personalization dialog
box during installation
See the note at the end of this table for more
information.
To
Do this