Unattended Installation of the PLANTA Client

Installation procedure

• When using the following command line, the PLANTA client can be installed in the specified directory in silent mode.

PlantaClientInstaller.exe INSTALLDIR=%TARGET_DIRECTORY% [SERVER_IP=%SERVER_IP_OR_URL%] [SERVER_PORT=%SERVER_PORT%] [INSTALL_DESKTOP_SHORTCUT=%INSTALL_DESKTOP_SHORTCUT%] [INSTALL_START_MENU_SHORTCUT=%INSTALL+_START_MENU_SHORTCUT%] [INSTALL_FOR_ALL=%INSTALL_FOR_ALL_USERS%]

• INSTALLDIR - The directory in which the PLANTA client is installed. Must be installed for installation via command line. All other parameters can be defined upon requirement.
  • If the directory already exists, it will be deleted before the start of the installation.
• SERVER_IP - IP or URL address of the PLANTA server to which the connection is established
• SERVER_PORT - port number of the PLANTA server to which the connection is established
• INSTALL_DESKTOP_SHORTCUT - Creates a shortcut on the desktop which can be used to start the PLANTA client
  • 0 - Do not create shortcut (default)
  • 1 - Create shortcut
• INSTALL_START_MENU_SHORTCUT - Creates a shortcut in the Windows start menu which can be used to start the PLANTA client
  • 0 - Do not create shortcut (default)
  • 1 - Create shortcut
• INSTALL_FOR_ALL – Installs the PLANTA client for all users of the current system. Depending on the setting used for the INSTALL_DESKTOP_SHORTCUT and INSTALL_START_MENU_SHORTCUT parameters, shortcuts are created for all users or only for the logged-on user.
  • 0 - Installs the PLANTA client only for the logged-on user (default) (all data under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry key)
  • 1 - Installs the PLANTA client for all users (all data under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry key)
  • Only the user who has installed the PLANTA client can see it in his/her program list.

Note

• All parameters must be separated by a blank space, and parameter name and paramater value must additionally be separated by a ‘=’ without blank space.

Example

PlantaClientInstaller.exe INSTALLDIR=C:\PlantaClient SERVER_IP=192.168.0.1 SERVER_PORT=80 INSTALL_DESKTOP_SHORTCUT=1 INSTALL_START_MENU_SHORTCUT=1 INSTALL_FOR_ALL=1