You can create a response file by recording your actions as you
install a package using Installation Manager. When you record a response file,
all of the commands you run in the GUI-version of Installation Manager are
captured and stored in a response file. When you run Installation Manager
in silent mode, Installation Manager uses the response file to locate the
repositories, set the defined preferences, and so on.
Before you create a response file, the directory that the response
file will reside in must exist; otherwise, the response file will not generate.
To record a response file for installation (or uninstallation):
- Enter and run the following command from a Windows command
line, substituting your own location for the response and log file:
launcher –record c:\mylog\responsefile.xml
- Walk through Installation Manager to install (or uninstall) an
installation package.
- Exit Installation Manager.
A response file is created and resides in the location specified in
the command.