Response Files

Automated installations can be directed to use response files to specify installation options to the installer or the setup application. The format of a response file is a simple text file with each option on a single line, similar to INI files. Each options takes the form

Key = Value

where Key is one of the options listed in the table below, and Value is the string to be assigned to that option. The options are generally the same as those presented by the wizard.

Key	Values	Remarks
Message Viewer	0 or 1	Controls un/installation of viewer component.
Message Server	0 or 1	Controls un/installation of server component.
Application Programming Interface	0 or 1	Controls un/installation of API component.
License key	Hex number	Unlocks a given feature set.
Application directory	<folder name>	Location for viewer, setup, and help files.
Event log directory	<folder name>	Window 95/98 only.
IPC buffer directory	<folder name>	Must be accessible by all loggers.
Server cache directory	<folder name>	Must be accessible by the message server.
Configuration file path	<full path>	This file contains message server parameters.
IPC buffer size	Decimal number	Memory usage (in bytes)
Average server mem	Decimal number	Memory usage (in bytes)
IP address	Various	Message server listens here.
Port	Decimal number	Message server listens here.

Syntax

No keys are required. Defaults will be assigned for all values.
Keys must match the strings listed above exactly; they are case sensitive.
Leading and trailing spaces and tabs will be removed from keys and values.
Lines without an equals sign ("=") will be ignored (treated as comments).
Any unrecognized option will cause setup to abort.
A blank string for any value (e.g. "Port=") results in that value being assigned a default. For the setup application, this syntax can be used to set parameters back to their default if they were previously set differently.

Remarks

"Message Viewer", "Message Server", and "Application Programming Interface" correspond to installation of the various components. Specifying "0" (without the quotes) will result in a component not being installed, or, for any previously installed component, will result in that component being removed. Any value other than "0" will result in that component being installed. If a component key is not specified in the response file, the behavior differs for the installer vs. the setup application. The installer will, by default, install all components, whereas the setup application will not change a component's status unless the component key is specified.
The application directory cannot be changed by the setup application. This option is only valid for the installer.
License keys consist of a sequence of valid hexadecimal characters (A-F, a-f, 0-9). Any non-hex characters are ignored and can be used for spacing. Thus "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA and "aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa" are equivalent.
Directories and paths must be accessible to the message server. They cannot contain any network elements, and the system account must have sufficient permissions to access them.
Valid values for the remaining options are discussed in more detail in the Message Server Parameters section of the setup help file and the Configuration Settings appendix of the main help file.