Deployment package installation utility

msiexec  [ options ] [ SQLANYDIR=path ]

Option	Description
/log log-filename	This parameter tells the Microsoft Windows Installer to log operations to a file (for example, sqlany12.log). The log file is useful for detecting problems.
/package package-name	This parameter tells the Microsoft Windows Installer to install the specified package (for example, sqlany12.msi).
/qn	This parameter tells the Microsoft Windows Installer to operate in the background with no user interaction.
/uninstall package-name \| product-code	This parameter tells the Microsoft Windows Installer to uninstall the product associated with the specified MSI file or product code. The product-code is created when the Deployment Wizard is run to create the deployment package.
SQLANYDIR=path	The value of this parameter sets the default path to where the software is to be installed. This option is useful for silent installs. It is ignored for /uninstall.

The /qn option can be used to perform the operation without user messages. On Windows Vista and later versions of Windows, administrator privilege is required to install or uninstall software. When the /qn option is used, the automatic request for administrator privilege is suppressed.

The following command installs a deployment file.

msiexec /package sqlany12.msi

The following command performs a silent install of the deployment file to the specified folder and logs the results to a file.

msiexec /qn /package sqlany12.msi /log sqlany12.log SQLANYDIR=c:\sa12

The following command performs a silent uninstall using the specified package and logs the results to a file.

msiexec /qn /uninstall sqlany12.msi /log sqlany12.log

The following command performs a silent uninstall using the specified product code.

msiexec.exe /qn /uninstall {19972A31-72EF-126F-31C7-5CF249B8593F}

Deployment package installation utility

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