Creating a response file

There are two ways to create a response file:

Edit a template file that contains default responses to all of the wizard prompts, or

Record the actual responses to InstallShield wizard prompts, while the wizard runs in either GUI mode or console mode.

Recording responses to the InstallShield wizard installs the Sybase Replication Agent software, and then generates the template file after the installation is complete.

You can create a template file without running the InstallShield wizard (and installing the software) by invoking the InstallShield wizard at the command prompt with the -options-template option.

You can record your responses to the InstallShield wizard in either GUI mode or console mode, while installing the software, by invoking the InstallShield wizard at the command prompt with the -options-record option.

Use one of the following procedures to create a response file.

To create a response file from a template

Log in to the Sybase Replication Agent host machine using an operating system user account with authority to start, stop, and administer the Sybase Replication Agent instance (for example, the “sybase” user).

Close all non-essential applications, and minimize any open windows.

Insert the Sybase Replication Agent 15.0 distribution CD in the CD-ROM drive.

If the InstallShield GUI wizard starts automatically on a Microsoft Windows platform, click Cancel to exit the GUI wizard.

Open an operating system command window, and set the CD-ROM drive as the current drive.

Invoke the InstallShield wizard at the command prompt, using the -options-template option:

On Microsoft Windows:
```
setupwin32 -options-template RAX.resp
```
where RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.

Note that there is no space in the -options-template string.
On UNIX:
```
./setup_type -options-template RAX.resp
```
where:
- setup_type is one of the following strings that corresponds to the UNIX platform type:
  - setupaix
  - setuphp11x
  - setupsolaris
  - setuplinux
- RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
Note that there is no space in the -options-template string.

InstallShield creates a template response file with the name you specified. The template file contains the default responses for each wizard prompt.

Use your preferred text editor to edit the template file, and record the values you want to use to install the Sybase Replication Agent software.

To create a response file by recording a GUI installation

Close all non-essential applications, and minimize any open windows.

Insert the Sybase Replication Agent 15.0 distribution CD in the CD-ROM drive.

If the InstallShield GUI wizard starts automatically on a Microsoft Windows platform, click Cancel to exit the GUI wizard.

Open an operating system command window, and set the CD-ROM drive as the current drive.

Invoke the InstallShield wizard at the command prompt, using the -options-record option:

On Microsoft Windows:
```
setupwin32 -options-record RAX.resp
```
where RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.

Note that there is no space in the -options-record string.
On UNIX:
```
./setup_type -options-record RAX.resp
```
where:
- setup_type is one of the following strings that corresponds to the UNIX platform type:
  - setupaix
  - setuphp11x
  - setupsolaris
  - setuplinux
- RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
Note that there is no space in the -options-record string.

The InstallShield wizard starts in GUI mode, and it captures all of the prompt responses in a file with the name you specified.

For a description of all of the wizard prompts, see “Installing with the GUI wizard”.

In the event of an installation error, exit the InstallShield wizard to correct the cause of the error, and then restart InstallShield. For more information, see “Installation troubleshooting”.

To create a response file by recording a console installation

Close all non-essential applications, and minimize any open windows.

Insert the Sybase Replication Agent 15.0 distribution CD in the CD-ROM drive.

If the InstallShield GUI wizard starts automatically on a Microsoft Windows platform, click Cancel to shut down the GUI wizard.

Open an operating system command window, and set the CD-ROM drive as the current drive.

Invoke the InstallShield wizard at the command prompt, using the -console and -options-record options:

On Microsoft Windows:
```
setupwin32 -console -options-record RAX.resp
```
where RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.

Note that there is no space in the -options-record string.
On UNIX:
```
./setup_type -console -options-record RAX.resp
```
where:
- setup_type is one of the following strings that corresponds to the UNIX platform type:
  - setupaix
  - setuphp11x
  - setupsolaris
  - setuplinux
- RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
Note that there is no space in the -options-record string.

The InstallShield wizard starts in console mode, and it captures all of the prompt responses in a file with the name you specified.

See “Installing with the GUI wizard” for a description of all of the wizard prompts.

In the event of an installation error, exit the InstallShield wizard to correct the cause of the error, then restart InstallShield. For more information, see “Installation troubleshooting”.