Creating a Response File

Record installation responses into a response file, which is a text file you can edit to change any responses before using it in subsequent installations.

There are two methods of generating a response file for the installation program:

Record mode – the installation program records all of your responses and selections in the specified response file. You must complete the installation to generate a response file.
Template mode – the installation program creates a response file containing commented-out values for all required responses and selections. When using a template, you do not need to install the product, and you can cancel the installation after the response file has been created.

Warning! If you created a response file using a custom installation, there is an issue requiring you to edit the response file to allow the custom selections to be chosen correctly during installation.

Use a text editor to delete the word "Custom" in the setup type in this line:

-W setupTypes.selectedSetupTypeId=Custom

The resulting line should look similar to this:

-W setupTypes.selectedSetupTypeId=

Without this change, a full installation is performed.

To create a response file, enter:
```
x:\setup.exe -options-record responseFileName
```
Note: There should be no space between -options and -record.

where responseFileName is a name you choose for the response file.
These are the results:
- An installation of ECDA on your computer.
- A response file containing all of your responses from the installation.
  
  If this response file is used for a silent installation, the resulting installation is identical to the one from which the response file was created: the same installation location, same feature selection, and all of the same remaining information.
To create a template file, enter:
```
x:\setup.exe -console -options-template responseFileName
```
where responseFileName is the absolute file name you chose for the response file, for example:
```
C:\DC\OptionsTemplate.txt
```
Note: In this example, C:\DC must already exist.
If run in console mode, as shown in the previous example, the installation program provides a message indicating that the template creation was successful. If run in GUI mode, no message is provided. If you use this response file for a silent installation, the default values for all responses are used. Edit the template with the values you want to use during installation.