Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
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Copyright
© 2010 SAP AG. All rights reserved. SAP, R/3, SAP NetWeaver, Duet, PartnerEdge, ByDesign, SAP Business ByDesign, and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and other countries. Business Objects and the Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, Crystal Decisions, Web Intelligence, Xcelsius, and other Business Objects products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects S. A. [. . . ] Choose a language for the setup program to use during the installation process. In the "License Agreement" dialog, accept the license agreement then click Next. On the "Select Features" dialog, select the languages to install, then click Next. Click Finish to complete the installation.
1. 3. 2 Running a silent installation
A silent installation is one that you can run either from the command line to automatically install SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 on any machine in your system, without the installation program prompting for information during the installation. The silent SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 installation is particularly useful when you need to perform multiple installations and do not want to interrupt people who are working on machines in your system. For example, if your organization uses scripts to install software on machines, you can add the silent SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 installation command to your scripts. Note: When you perform a silent installation, you accept the SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 end-user license agreement by default. Silent installations are intended for new installations; do not use them for upgrades.
1. 3. 2. 1 Command line silent installation
The silent install command consists of the command setup. exe, followed by a number of parameters that provide information about the installation. There are several valid parameters that you can use, but it is good practice to keep the silent install as simple as possible.
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Example: Sample command line silent installation The following example installs the SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 silently, without displaying any dialogs.
setup. exe /qn
A silent install log file is created in the %TEMP% folder to capture all placeholder DLL errors. If the installation is successful, it is copied to the logging folder. If the installation fails for any reason, the installation log file remains in the %TEMP% folder.
1. 3. 2. 1. 1 Command line parameters
The following table lists the most common parameters used in a command-line silent install. To use a parameter, place it on the command line after the setup. exe command. Note: Parameters that are not listed in this table may be available, but they have not been tested. Untested parameters are not supported.
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Parameter
Description
Example
/qn
Use this option so that the user is not prompted during the install, or when the installation is complete. [. . . ] SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 is uninstalled; you are returned to the "Add or Remove Programs" dialog box.
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1. 3. 4 Maintaining SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010
Maintenance mode is available when you click Change instead of Remove in "Add or Remove Programs". The following options are available when you are in maintenance mode:
Option Description
"Reinstall" "Remove All"
This option allows you repair or fix the Crystal Reports installation program. This option allows you to remove the Crystal Reports installation program.
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Index
I
installation program 6 installing 5 installation program 6 requirements 5 silent installation 6
M
maintenance mode 10 modifying the install 10
S
silent installation 6 command line 6 parameters 7
R
repairing the install 10
U
uninstalling 9
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