There are two ways to create a response file:
Editing a template file that contains default responses to all of the wizard prompts
Recording the actual responses to InstallShield wizard prompts, while the wizard runs in either GUI mode or console mode
Recording responses to the InstallShield wizard installs
the Sybase Replication Agent software, and then generates the template file after the
installation is complete.
You can create a template file without running the InstallShield wizard (and installing the software) by invoking the InstallShield wizard at the command prompt with the -options-template option.
You can record your responses to the InstallShield wizard in either GUI mode or console mode, while installing the software, by invoking the InstallShield wizard at the command prompt with the -options-record option.
Use one of the following procedures to create a response file.
To create a response file
from a template
Log in to the Sybase Replication Agent host machine using an operating system user account with authority to start, stop, and administer the Sybase Replication Agent instance (for example, the “sybase” user).
Close all non-essential applications, and minimize any open windows.
Insert the Sybase Replication Agent 12.6 distribution CD in the CD-ROM drive.
If the InstallShield GUI wizard starts automatically
on a Microsoft Windows platform, click Cancel to exit the GUI wizard.
Open an operating system command window, and set the CD-ROM drive as the current drive.
Invoke the InstallShield wizard at the command prompt, using the -options-template option:
On Microsoft Windows platforms, enter:
setupwin32 -options-template RAX.resp
where RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
Note that there is no space in the -options-template string.
On UNIX platforms, enter:
./setup_type -options-template RAX.resp
where:
setup_type is one of the following strings that corresponds to the UNIX platform type:
setupaix
setuphp11x
setupsolaris
setuplinux
RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
Note that there is no space in the -options-template string.
InstallShield creates a template response file with the name you specified. The template file contains the default responses for each wizard prompt.
Use your preferred text editor to edit the template file, and record the values you want to use to install the Sybase Replication Agent software.
To create a response file
by recording a GUI installation
Log in to the Sybase Replication Agent host machine using an operating system user account with authority to start, stop, and administer the Sybase Replication Agent instance (for example, the “sybase” user).
Close all non-essential applications, and minimize any open windows.
Insert the Sybase Replication Agent 12.6 distribution CD in the CD-ROM drive.
If the InstallShield GUI wizard starts automatically
on a Microsoft Windows platform, click Cancel to exit the GUI wizard.
Open an operating system command window, and set the CD-ROM drive as the current drive.
Invoke the InstallShield wizard at the command prompt, using the -options-record option:
On Microsoft Windows platforms, enter:
setupwin32 -options-record RAX.resp
where RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
Note that there is no space in the -options-record string.
On UNIX platforms, enter:
./setup_type -options-record RAX.resp
where:
setup_type is one of the following strings that corresponds to the UNIX platform type:
setupaix
setuphp11x
setupsolaris
setuplinux
RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
Note that there is no space in the -options-record string.
The InstallShield wizard starts in GUI mode, and it captures all of the prompt responses in a file with the name you specified.
See “Installing with the GUI wizard” for a description of all of the wizard prompts.
In the event of an installation error, exit the InstallShield wizard to correct the cause of the error, and then restart InstallShield. For more information, see “Installation troubleshooting”.
To create a response file
by recording a console installation
Log in to the Sybase Replication Agent host machine using an operating system user account with authority to start, stop, and administer the Sybase Replication Agent instance (for example, the “sybase” user).
Close all non-essential applications, and minimize any open windows.
Insert the Sybase Replication Agent 12.6 distribution CD in the CD-ROM drive.
If the InstallShield GUI wizard starts automatically
on a Microsoft Windows platform, click Cancel to shut down the GUI wizard.
Open an operating system command window, and set the CD-ROM drive as the current drive.
Invoke the InstallShield wizard at the command prompt, using the -console and -options-record options:
On Microsoft Windows platforms, enter:
setupwin32 -console -options-record RAX.resp
where RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
Note that there is no space in the -options-record string.
On UNIX platforms, enter:
./setup_type -console -options-record RAX.resp
where:
setup_type is one of the following strings that corresponds to the UNIX platform type:
setupaix
setuphp11x
setupsolaris
setuplinux
RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
Note that there is no space in the -options-record string.
The InstallShield wizard starts in console mode, and it captures all of the prompt responses in a file with the name you specified.
See “Installing with the GUI wizard” for a description of all of the wizard prompts.
In the event of an installation error, exit the InstallShield wizard to correct the cause of the error, then restart InstallShield. For more information, see “Installation troubleshooting”.
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