You can install and uninstall TANK using a command line instead of the normal installer interface. You can then perform an unattended installation without dialog boxes, such as when performing a network installation or a corporate repackaging. The following command line arguments and parameters can be used with Windows Installer (msiexec.exe) and the TANK setup (setup.exe) to perform a silent installation of the product.
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Open a Command Prompt window.
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Enter the drive letter where the TANK is located. For example, type:
E:
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Change the path to the TANK folder where TANK_2020.exe is located.
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Enter the installation command:
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For silent installation with English language, type:
Setup.exe /v"/qb INSTALL_SILENT="Yes" LANG="Eng" SERIALNUMBER="<serial_number>""
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For silent installation with customized path, type:
Setup.exe /v"/qb INSTALL_SILENT="Yes" LANG="Eng" SERIALNUMBER="<serial number>" INSTALLDIR=\"<path>""
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Arguments
/v - Pass msi commands
/qb - Silent installation with basic user interface
Parameters for Setup.exe
INSTALL_SILENT - Sets silent installation.
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Yes - Installation is silent.
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No - Installation is not silent
LANG - The language to install.
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Eng - English
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Span - Spanish
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Ger - German
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Fren - French
SERIALNUMBER - The product serial number provided to you by Hexagon PPM.
INSTALLDIR - The path to load the installation files.
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The general format of the command is:
setup.exe /v"/qb PROPERTY_NAME="value" PROPERTY_NAME2="Value""
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For a complete list of command line arguments for msiexec.exe, type the following in a Command Prompt window: msiexec.exe /?
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For a complete list of command line arguments for setup.exe, type the following in a Command Prompt window: setup.exe /?