Creating a Response File

Record installation responses into a response file or copy the sample response file. In either case, edit the file to customize the responses.

To create a response file when installing in GUI or console mode, use the -r command line argument. The -r argument records your responses to the installation wizard’s prompts and creates a response file when the installation wizard exits. The response file is a text file that you can edit to change any responses.

Alternative: Sybase provides a sample reponse file called sample_response.txt. You can find it in the directory to which your Sybase Control Center installer images were downloaded. Rather than creating a reponse file as described below, you might prefer to copy and edit the sample response file. The options are documented in the file.

Note: If you are installing an upgrade, the HTTP and HTTPS port numbers you specify in the reponse file cannot be the same as the port numbers used for the older version of Sybase Control Center.

If you are installing on Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 2008 on x86 64-bit, set compatibility mode for the installer to Windows XP:
1. Right-click setup.exe or setupConsole.exe and select Properties.
2. On the Compatibility tab, select Windows XP compatibility mode.
3. Click OK.

To generate the response file during installation, run:

Windows console mode:

setupConsole.exe -i console -r <full-path-to-response-file>

For example:

setupConsole.exe -i console -r C:\work\responsefile.txt

Windows GUI mode:

setup.exe -r <full-path-to-response-file>

For example:

setup.exe -r C:\work\responsefile.txt

UNIX:

setup.bin -r <full-path-to-response-file>

For example:

setup.bin -r /work/responsefile.txt

Note: The directory path you specify for the response file must already exist.

See Installing with the Sybase Installer for instructions on responding to the installer.