ormsiexec /describe Command
You can use the ormsiexe.bat command to provide a description of the properties file parameters. The propertiesfile contains one PUBLIC PROPERTY per line. The contents of this file is then used by ormsixec.bat to generate an msiexec.exe command line to install or uninstall the specified product.
The following command generates the describe output:
ormsiexec /describe
The ormsiexec properties file contains directives that will either control the operation of the ormsiexec or be passed to the MSI installer as PUBLIC PROPERTIES to control the behavior of the installer. The propertiesfile is a text file that is placed into the same directory as the SETUP.INI file of the installer. It is passed to the ormsiexec.bat script in the first parameter.
Each line of the propertiesfile consists of a comment line of a directive. The comment line begins with the ";" character and can contain any value after the ";" character. The comment line is treated as white space and is ignored by ormsiexec.
Each directive line begins with the "[PROPERTIES]" string. The value after this string on a directive line is treated as an MSI PUBLIC PROPERTY or a pseudo property to control the behavior of the ormsiexec.bat script.
The PUBLIC or pseudo property falls into the following categories:
• Product Properties
• MSI Control Properties
• Installation Location Properties
• S/A Net Client Configuration Properties
• OpenROAD Installer Properties
• Loadnrun Installer Properties
Important! This installation technique is powerful but potentially dangerous if improperly used. The OpenROAD bootstrapper application, setup.exe, has logic built into it to generate the appropriate MSI PUBLIC PROPERTIES that control the OpenROAD and Loadnrun installers. This script enables an administrator to bypass the use of the OpenROAD setup.exe and install (and uninstall) OpenROAD and Loadnrun product.
A detailed description of each property that can be specified in the ormsiexe.bat propertiesfile is provided in the following sections. Properties are organized by the categories listed previously.