Installing TestComplete in Silent Mode

• Some installation wizard pages are displayed on screen (no pages that require user input are displayed, but the other pages are visible).

• You cannot update TestComplete by using the command line. To update your installed version of TestComplete, you have to uninstall it first and then install a newer version.

• The installation runs in the background. The installation program does not show any dialogs or messages.

• An installation response file is required. It contains all the data needed during silent installation: the path to the installation folder, a list of the features to install and so on.

• To create an installation response file, you need a computer that meets the hardware and software requirements described in System Requirements and has the same software configuration as the computers where you will run silent installation. Otherwise, the differences in the environment (for example, the presence or absence of Microsoft .NET Framework or Microsoft Visual Studio) will affect the set of features that can be installed and silent installation may fail.

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Run silent installation

Supported command-line arguments

Verify the silent installation success

Known limitations

1. Deploy the TestComplete installation package on the target computer.

2. On the target computer, run the installation using the /z"-silentmode-other_arguments" command-line argument. For example:

   <path_to_installation_package>\TestComplete 1260_Release.exe /z"-silentmode-Desktop-Path:D:\Work\Applications" /clone_wait

3. The installation program will install TestComplete without user interaction.

You run TestComplete installation in silent mode by launching its installation package with the following command-line arguments:

-Desktop, -Web, -Mobile, -IntelligentQuality (or -Intelligent Quality, or -IQ)

The specified modules and add-ons will be installed and activated.

By installing the Intelligent Quality add-on in silent mode, you confirm that you consent to the third-party terms of use.

If a module or add-on is not specified as an argument parameter, it will not be installed. For example:

<path_to_installation_package>\TestComplete1260_Release.exe /z"-silentmode-Desktop-Mobile-Path:D:\Work\Applications"

The Desktop and Mobile modules will be installed, but the Web module and the Intelligent Quality add-on will be skipped.

<path_to_installation_package>\TestComplete1260_Release.exe /z"-silentmode-Desktop-IntelligentQuality-Path:D:\Work\Applications"

The Desktop module and the Intelligent Quality add-on will be installed, but the Web and Mobile modules will be skipped.

If no modules or add-ons are specified during the installation, all the available modules and add-ons will be installed.

If an error occurs during the installation, the installation wizard shows an error message on screen. It indicates that something went wrong. The absence of an error message indicates that the installation has been completed successfully.

To determine whether the installation has completed successfully, you can also check the exit code value of the installation. 0 indicates successful installation. Other values indicate an error. For a complete list of error codes, see the following web page:

http://helpnet.installshield.com/installshield22helplib/helplibrary/SetupLog.htm

• You cannot install TestComplete in the update mode. To update TestComplete, uninstall your current version of TestComplete and then install a newer one.

  You can do this manually via the operating system’s Control Panel or by using the -remove command-line argument:

  <path_to_installation_package>\TestComplete 1260_Release.exe /z"-silentmode-remove"

1. Choose a computer that meets the hardware and software requirements and on which TestComplete is not installed. Make sure that this computer has the same software configuration as the computers where you will run silent installation.

2. Run TestComplete installation in response recording mode:

   <path_to_installation_package>\TestComplete 1260_Release.exe /r

   Note:

   If the path includes spaces, enclose it in quotes.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions and install TestComplete with the needed settings.

   The installation program will track the choices you make during the installation and record them to the Setup.iss file in the Windows folder on your system drive.

4. Move the Setup.iss file from the Windows folder to the folder containing the TestComplete installation package.

1. Deploy the TestComplete installation package and the installation response file (Setup.iss) to the target computer.

2. On the target computer, run the following command:

   <path_to_installation_package>\TestComplete 1260_Release.exe /s

   Note:

   If the path includes spaces, enclose it in quotes.

3. The installation program will install TestComplete in the background using the options specified in the Setup.iss file. The installation program will display no dialogs, nor will it prompt you to specify any options. The installation progress will not be shown either.

In silent mode, the installation wizard shows no informative, warning or error message. The installation program creates the setup.log file and writes the installation status to that file. You can examine that log file to learn whether TestComplete has been installed successfully.

The file is located in the folder containing the installation files. Open the file and check the ResultCode value. 0 indicates success, any other values indicate an error. A complete list of error codes is available on this web page:

http://helpnet.installshield.com/installshield22helplib/helplibrary/SetupLog.htm