Answer:
The installation packages can be distributed using two methods:
- Standard installation (EXE)
- MSI installation
In the case of a silent install, the installations are usually distributed via software distribution systems (software development). To illustrate this, the procedure in the Windows command prompt is shown in this article.
Standard Installation (EXE)
Our installation programs are created as a "bootstrapper package", which includes all the components necessary for the Dlubal programs. Thus, this package can also be distributed via distribution software without having to extract files manually in advance.
Example
The RFEM 6.08.0009 installation file is installed via the command prompt (run as administrator). This should be done without the user interface and the program language should be set to English by default. To do this, run the following command:
RFEM_6.08.0009.exe /S /L 1031 /Q
The individual commands are described below:
| /S | Without user interface for extracting and language setting |
| /L | Language definition with ID 1031 for German |
| /Q | No installation GUI |
If you want to specify a different program language, you can find the corresponding IDs here:
| 1031 | German |
| 1033 | English (United States) |
| 1036 | French |
| 2070 | Portuguese |
| 1040 | Italian |
| 1043 | Dutch |
| 1029 | Czech |
| 1045 | Polish |
| 1049 | Russian |
| 2052 | Chinese (Simplified) |
MSI Installation
The installation package can also be distributed via an MSI file (Windows Installer Package). To do this, it is necessary first to extract the MSI file from the installation package. The command for RFEM 6.08.0009 is as follows:
RFEM_6.08.0009.exe /E
For the example in Image 01, the RFEM installation file has been copied to the drive C:\Temp. After the decompression, you will find a new folder named "Program_Version Number_Architecture" in the same path. For the example in Image 01, a folder with the name "Dlubal_RFEM_6.08.0009" has been created.
You can then run the installation from this folder using the command "msiexec -i Dlubal_RFEM_64bit.msi". If you also want to set the language to English and without the user interface, the command is as follows:
msiexec /i Dlubal_RFEM_64bit.msi TRANSFORMS=1031.mst /q
The parameters are to be understood as follows:
| /i | Installation of Dlubal_RFEM_64bit.msi |
| TRANSFORMS | Language specification with 1033 for English |
| /q | Without GUI |
If you want to specify a different program language, you can find the corresponding IDs here:
| 1031 | German |
| 1033 | English (United States) |
| 1036 | French |
| 1034 | Spanish |
| 2070 | Portuguese |
| 1040 | Italian |
| 1043 | Dutch |
| 1029 | Czech |
| 1045 | Polish |
| 1049 | Russian |
| 2052 | Chinese (Simplified) |
The software is usually installed in the default folder that Windows provides for programs, which is "c:\Program Files\". However, you can choose another folder by using the APPDIR variable. Example:
msiexec /i Dlubal_RFEM_64bit.msi APPDIR="d:\My Programs\" /passive
If an error message appears when starting the program, it may be caused by the missing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable packages, which have to be installed separately. Based on the example, you can also find this in the Dlubal_RFEM_6.08.0009 folder.
