Silent Install

[Eric Cuchel]

Good Afternoon,

I am a network administrator attempting to create a silent install for your LDraw program. However, I have used all the command switches for .exe and .msi to no avail. I also researched the install builder "SetupFactory" and none of their switches worked on your .exe either. The WiKi on LDraw does not have anything that I could find on an Silent/Unattended Install.

Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Thank you.

[Chris Dee]

Eric

What exactly are you trying to install?
The LDraw All-In-One-Installer from http://www.ldraw.org/Downloads-req-getit-lid-111.html,
the LDraw Parts Library from http://www.ldraw.org/Downloads-req-getit-lid-92.html, or something else?

If by "silent" you want to run these without any user input, then I'm not sure that is going to be possible. AFAIK, both require either license acknowledgement and/or install option selection.

The original LDraw program (ldraw.exe) itself is a DOS-only program and has been superceded by more contemporary image rendering tools. Unless you are running a very old OS, you don't really want that.

Chris

[Eric Cuchel]

Thank you for the reply,

I am attemping to run the All-in-One-Installer in a Windows XP Pro environment.. I dont know what options were built into the installer, as some will allow a "/license accept" switch. No command switchs at all have worked, /S, /s, /Q, /q, -s, -q as examples.

Looking at your response I am to assume that I must manually install this on 50 computers. I of course would use some other deployment method, however, my security does not allow this. Only the every impossible to reach Domain Admins can. lol

[Willy Tschager]

Hi,

there is currently no support for silent install build in. I'll look into it and let you know asap if I can do something for you.

w.

[Eric Cuchel]

Thank you Willy, that is greatly appreciated.

LDraw will be used in a AutoCAD classroom for advanced students. The instructor is very excited to start using this program. Any help is very much appreciated.

[Willy Tschager]

You've got mail! If someone else is interested in testing get a try here:

http://www.holly-wood.it/tmp/LDraw_AIOI_...bit_v2.zip

Make sure you understand how it works:

http://www.indigorose.com/webhelp/suf70/...ptions.htm

w.

[Eric Cuchel]

I am testing now. I will let you know the out come.

Thanks for making this happen!