When creating an answer file and can't remember........

When creating an answer file and can't remember........

Installing software and creating and an answer file, bear in mind not all software will work in this manner.

Install the software from a command prompt:

Run the application “whatever you are trying to automate” name; YOURAPPLICATION

YOURAPPLICATION.exe /r /f1"C:\YOURAPPLICATION.iss"

/r : Sets this to Recording mode

/f1 : is where you want to save the .iss file, this must be a specific place, yet .\YOURAPPLICATION.ISS will work

Once complete check for the existence of the .iss file, if there is no file, it would suggest that the command line syntax is incorrect.

If the file exists, uninstall the application

Now check the newly created file works by entering the following command:

YOURAPPLICATION.exe /S /f1" C:\YOURAPPLICATION.iss "

/S : silent mode

/f1 : path of the configuration file.

The above will install the application with no user input, using the information entered during the record mode.

Create uninstall for the software as per the above creation using recording mode:

YOURAPPLICATION.exe /uninst /r /f1" C:\YOURAPPLICATION.iss "

/uninst : uninstall mode

/r : recording mode

/f1 : path of the configuration file.

Now check the newly created file works by entering the following command:

YOURAPPLICATION.exe /S /uninst /f1" C:\YOURAPPLICATION.iss "

/uninst : uninstall mode

/S : Silent mode

/f1 : path of the configuration file