Setup Command Line Parameters.
The Setup program accepts optional command line parameters. These can be useful to system administrators, and to other programs calling the Setup program.
See also “Uninstaller Command Line Parameters”.
/SILENT, /VERYSILENT
Instructs Setup to be silent or very silent. When Setup is silent the wizard and the background window are not displayed but the installation progress window is. When a setup is very silent this installation progress window is not displayed.
If a restart is necessary and the ‘/NORESTART’ command isn’t used (see below) and Setup is silent, it will display a “Reboot now?” message box. If it’s very silent it will reboot without asking.
Example:
advtiffeditor_setup.exe /VERYSILENT
/NORESTART
Prevents Setup from restarting the system following a successful installation, or after a Preparing to Install failure that requests a restart. Typically used along with /SILENT or /VERYSILENT.
/LANG=language
Specifies the language to use. language specifies the internal name of the language as specified in a [Languages] section entry.
When a valid /LANG parameter is used, the Select Language dialog will be suppressed.
For example, /LANG=en (English language)
Available Languages:
en – English
ru – Russian
fr – French
gr – Greek
it – Italian
de – German
sp – Spanish
ar – Arabic
hb – Hebrew
tr – Turkish
du – Dutch
hu – Hungarian
ro – Romanian
cn – ChineseTrad
ko – Korean
cz – Czech
pl – Polish
sv – Swedish
/DIR=”x:\dirname”
Overrides the default directory name displayed on the Select Destination Location wizard page. A fully qualified pathname must be specified. May include an “expand:” prefix which instructs Setup to expand any constants in the name. For example: ‘/DIR=expand:{pf}\My Program’.
/GROUP=”folder name”
Overrides the default folder name displayed on the Select Start Menu Folder wizard page. May include an “expand:” prefix, see ‘/DIR=’. If the [Setup] section directive DisableProgramGroupPage was set to yes, this command line parameter is ignored.
/NOICONS
Instructs Setup to initially check the Don’t create a Start Menu folder check box on the Select Start Menu Folder wizard page.
/COMPONENTS=”comma separated list of component names”
Overrides the default component settings. Using this command line parameter causes Setup to automatically select a custom type. If no custom type is defined, this parameter is ignored.
Only the specified components will be selected; the rest will be deselected.
This parameter does not change the state of components that include the fixed flag.
Example:
Deselect all components, then select the “main” and “virtprinter” components:
advtiffeditor_setup.exe /COMPONENTS=”main,virtprinter”
Available Components:
“main” – Main Files
“virtprinter” – [32-bit] Install “GraphicRegion TIF Printer” virtual printer
“ghostscript” – [32-bit] Install “GhostScript”. Enables to offer support for most PDF, EPS, PS, PRN and AI files.
“virtprinter64” – [64-bit] Install “GraphicRegion TIF Printer” virtual printer.
“ghostscript64” – [64-bit] Install “GhostScript”. Enables to offer support for most PDF, EPS, PS, PRN and AI files.
You can download the program with or without “Virtual TIFF printer”:
advtiffeditor_setup.exe – Without “Virtual TIFF printer” (there is ability to download necessary files during installation)
advtiffeditor_prn_setup.exe – With “Virtual TIFF printer”
/TASKS=”comma separated list of task names”
Specifies a list of tasks that should be initially selected.
Only the specified tasks will be selected; the rest will be deselected.
Example:
Deselect all tasks, then select the “desktopicon” and “fileassoc” tasks:
advtiffeditor_setup.exe /TASKS=”desktopicon,fileassoc”
Available Tasks:
“desktopicon” – Create a desktop icon
“quicklaunchicon” – Create a Quick Launch icon
“fileassoc” – Associate the program with the *.tif, *.fax, *.g3n, *.g3f extensions
/DEFAULTSETTINGS=”path to INI file with settings”
Allows to set your settings file as the default settings.
Example:
advtiffeditor_setup.exe /DEFAULTSETTINGS=”C:\TEMP1\mysettings.ini”
Uninstaller Command Line Parameters
The uninstaller program (unins???.exe) accepts optional command line parameters. These can be useful to system administrators, and to other programs calling the uninstaller program.
/SILENT, /VERYSILENT
When specified, the uninstaller will not ask the user for startup confirmation or display a message stating that uninstall is complete. Shared files that are no longer in use are deleted automatically without prompting. Any critical error messages will still be shown on the screen. When ‘/VERYSILENT’ is specified, the uninstallation progress window is not displayed.
If a restart is necessary and the ‘/NORESTART’ command isn’t used (see below) and ‘/VERYSILENT’ is specified, the uninstaller will reboot without asking.
Example:
unins000.exe /VERYSILENT
/NORESTART
Instructs the uninstaller not to reboot even if it’s necessary.
Available program with these features:
- Advanced TIFF Editor Plus (free download, home page);
- Advanced TIFF Editor (free download, home page);
