User manual BUSINESS OBJECTS CRYSTAL REPORTS FOR VISUAL STUDIO 2010 INSTALLATION GUIDE 2010-09-07

[. . . ] in the United States and in other countries. Business Objects is an SAP company. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Data contained in this document serves informational purposes only. [. . . ] In the "License Agreement" dialog, accept the license agreement then click Next. On the "Select Features" dialog, select the languages to install, then click Next. Click Finish to complete the installation. 1. 3. 2 Running a silent installation A silent installation is one that you can run either from the command line to automatically install SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 on any machine in your system, without the installation program prompting for information during the installation. The silent SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 installation is particularly useful when you need to perform multiple installations and do not want to interrupt people who are working on machines in your system. You can also use the silent installation command in your own scripts. For example, if your organization uses scripts to install software on machines, you can add the silent SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 installation command to your scripts. Note: When you perform a silent installation, you accept the SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 end-user license agreement by default. Silent installations are intended for new installations; do not use them for upgrades. 1. 3. 2. 1 Command line silent installation The silent install command consists of the command setup. exe, followed by a number of parameters that provide information about the installation. There are several valid parameters that you can use, but it is good practice to keep the silent install as simple as possible. 6 2010-09-07 Installing SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 Example: Sample command line silent installation The following example installs the SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 silently, without displaying any dialogs. setup. exe /qn A silent install log file is created in the %TEMP% folder to capture all placeholder DLL errors. If the installation is successful, it is copied to the logging folder. If the installation fails for any reason, the installation log file remains in the %TEMP% folder. 1. 3. 2. 1. 1 Command line parameters The following table lists the most common parameters used in a command-line silent install. To use a parameter, place it on the command line after the setup. exe command. Note: Parameters that are not listed in this table may be available, but they have not been tested. Untested parameters are not supported. 7 2010-09-07 Installing SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 Parameter Description Example /qn Use this option so that the user is not prompted during the install, or when the installation is complete. [. . . ] When the "Add or Remove Programs" dialog box prompts you to confirm that you want to remove SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 from your computer, click Yes. Wait while files are removed and the necessary configuration is carried out. SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 is uninstalled; you are returned to the "Add or Remove Programs" dialog box. 9 2010-09-07 Installing SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 1. 3. 4 Maintaining SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 Maintenance mode is available when you click Change instead of Remove in "Add or Remove Programs". [. . . ]