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Chapter 10: Installing the Dragon client with Settings
Performing an administrative installation with a batch file
A simple way to install Dragon from the command line is to perform an administrative installation using a .bat file. A
script for performing a full administrative installation is provided in the admininstall.bat file on the DVD.
Caution:
Only advanced administrators should perform an administrative installation.
To run the batch file, open a Command Prompt and enter admininstall.bat and follow it with the location of
Dragon 14.msi.
Understanding the script in admininstall.bat
Below are some of the lines from the script in the admininstall.bat file, a batch file that decompresses setup files
into a network location for installation using SMS or another service.
Near the top of the batch file are the lines that check the parameters entered and, if the parameter passed is not
acceptable, execute a routine that handles that situation:
:rem //Check and analyze input parameters
if .%1.==.. goto bad_args
If the arguments you pass when you enter the command are acceptable, the batch file sets the NETWORK_DNS_DIR to
the location of Dragon 14.msi:
set NETWORK_DNS_DIR=%1%
When you run the admininstall.bat file, the file installs Dragon using a single line of code:
echo Installing Dragon...
setup.exe /a /s /v"/qb TARGETDIR=%NETWORK_DNS_DIR% /Liwmo!e+ %TEMP%\admin-
install.log"
The above code calls the setup.exe command and passes it:
l /a – Indicates an administrative installation.
l /s – Indicates a silent installation.
l /v – Indicates msiexec options to follow, enclosed in quotation marks. The included options are:
l /qb – Indicates a basic user interface display during the installation process.
l TARGETDIR – Indicates the target directory for an administrative installation.
l /L – Indicates the type of data that should be included in the log and where the log is saved. A silent
installation of Dragon does not display any messages. Check the setup log for any installation messages or
errors.
When the installation of Dragon succeeds or fails, the batch file displays an appropriate message. The remainder of
the file handles errors and cases where bad arguments are passed on the command line.
Modifying admininstall.bat
The admininstall.bat script includes a small subset of the options available. You can modify the file by adding to
and changing the options you pass for installing Dragon. See “MSI options for Dragon installations” on page 118 for
details on the MSI options available for Dragon installations.
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