Interbase 7.5.1 has a new Windows only installer to help make embedding InterBase easy.
The installer is located at Disk1\InstData\Windows\VM of the CDImage and is titled ib75_install.exe
Command line options for ib75_install.exe
/S silent mode
/M=filename� this settings will contain the settings you want for your installation
Here is an example value file
MAINDIR=C:\Program Files\Borland\InterBase
TCP_PORT=3050
INSTANCE=gds_db
COMPONENTS=A,C
ACTIVATION_FILE=regxxxx.slip
The variables are defined as
MAINDIR- The Location of the InterBase Root Directory
TCP_PORT- default is 3050
INSTANCE- default is gds_db
COMPONENTS- This is a comma separated list of the Compnents that will be installed
���������� A = Server and Client
���������� B = Client only
���������� C = Documentation
���������� D = Registration (Will not work in silent mode)
ACTIVATION_FILE- The filename of your Interbase activation file. This file should be placed in the same directory as the installer.
This file can be a*.slip file or a *.txt file.
example: assume that-
MAINDIR=C:\Program Files\Borland\InterBase
TCP_PORT=3050
INSTANCE=gds_db
COMPONENTS=A,C
ACTIVATION_FILE=regxxxx.slip
are saved in a file named values.txt
execute ib75_install.exe /s /m=values.txt
This will launch a silent install with the settings from the value file.
Value files can also be used in Graphical mode by executing ib75_install.exe without
the /s flag.
