n_baua
11th July 2008 09:37 UTC

Crystal Report 10.2 silent install
Hi,

I've got crystal report msi(which ships with VS2005), and I am trying to install the same in silent mode.

However it does not get installed on user PC when the silent mode is on, if I remove the silent install it works.

Prior to crystal report installation , i perform the .net framework installation silent mode, which work all OK.

Can you please suggest what is the best way to install the CR 10.2?

demiller9
11th July 2008 14:23 UTC

I am only guessing, but I think the .NET installation doesn't finish before you try to install Crystal Reports. Add a message box between the two and open TaskMgr or Process Explorer to see what if the msiexec is still running when you are about to start Crystal Reports' msi installer.

If .NET is still active, you will need to find the correct switches to make it wait for the installation to finish before it returns to you.

Don

n_baua
11th July 2008 16:05 UTC

Hi demiller9 (DON),

The code waits until the .Net framework is install, if already found the code jumps to next pre-requisite installation else waits till the first completes.

anyways thanks for the help.

It will be great, if you can suggest any routin to check the crystal report 10.2 if already exists and/or to install.

may be i have not implemented the CR installation correctly.

Thanks.