Though not always the required, it's important to know that when using silent switches it's best to use in the same case as is shown by the vendor.
/q
is different than
/Q
Also a reminder on slashes. It's easy to get confused with back slash vs. forward slash. Most (not all) switches use the forward slash /. Some parameters use a dash -.
Lastly, be careful about spaces. A classic example is the command to extract the MSI from Adobe Reader. The command line is:
-nos_o"<path_to_extract_files>" -nos_ne
There is no space between the letter 'o' in -nos_o and the beginning of the path to extract. There is however a single space between the close quote " and the
-nos_ne
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I would like to add...
Ensure the correct punctuation syntax is used as well. Many times I have forgotten a quotation mark and was wondering why in the heck my batch script would not work.
There is a handy app called 'ussf_001.exe' (i am sure there are others) that can show and extract the silent switches.
One can also use 'Open with Arguments' and File Menu Tools both of which provides a GUI for using the '/?' command (or whatever proper help command) to provide the install parameters.
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