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Running Connect installer in Silent Mode

UpdatingfromConnectversionspredating2019.1

InordertoupdatePlanetPressConnectto2022.2fromConnectversionspriorto2019.1itisfirstneces-

sarytoupdatetheConnectLicense.

FordetailsonhowtoupgradetheConnectLicensesee"UsersofConnectpriorto2019.1"onpage61

Generalinformation

PlanetPressConnectcanbeinstalledfromthecommandlinein"silent mode"toallowforscenarios

suchautomatedinstallationsduringcompanywideroll-outs,ortoallowforunattendedout-of-hours

updates.ThetriggerfortheConnectInstallertoruninsilentmodeisatextfilewiththefixedname

installProperties.inilocatedinthesamefolderasthePlanetPressConnectinstallationexecutable

file.

HowtopreparetheinstallProperties.inifileisdetailedinthefollowingsections.

InstallationPropertiesfile

ThebasicrulesfortheinstallProperties.inifileare:

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CommentLinesstartwiththesemi-coloncharacter';'

Example:; The options to configure an external database

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ThepropertiesarelistedinKey = Valuepairformat.

Example:product.ServerExtension = false

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Quotesareusedforpathstrings,butnotforotherstringtypes

Example:path = "c:\Program Files\Objectif Lune\OL Connect"

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Propertyvaluesarecaseinsensitive

Theinstallationsettingsfallintothreedistinctcategories:

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"[Logging]"belowforsettingtheinstallationloggingoptions.

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"[Installation]"onthefacingpageforselectingwhatgetsinstalled.

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"[Uninstall]"onpage47handlespropertiesrelatedtoproductUninstallation.Thesealsoimpact

Maintenancemode.

[Logging]

ThissectionhandlesSilent Installerloggingoptions.

TheloggingKeypairsareasfollows:

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verbose:Boolean(Default:false)

Abasiclogisalwayscreatedbytheinstaller,withorwithouttheverboseoption.Theverbose

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