To install the File Tracker software silently, save the FileTracker.exe file
locally and run it at the command line using the /s switch. You can
include optional command line values when your run the installation
program.
To install File Tracker software silently:
- Log in to the client machine using an account that has
Administrator privileges and sign in to Workplace.
- Click Author, and then click General
Tools.
- Scroll down and click Download File Tracker and
click Save. In the Save As dialog box, find
a location on your machine in which to download and save the FileTracker.exe file
locally, and then click Save .
- Open a DOS command window and change the current directory
to the one that contains FileTracker.exe.
- Type the following at the command line:
FileTracker.exe /s /v"/qn <additional msi
arguments included in string> LICENSE_ACCEPTED=true"
Use the /s switch to launch the execution silently and include
the /qn switch in the msi string to make msi run silently. In addition,
be aware of spaces specified between switches in the above example.
Using the correct spacing ensures a successful silent install.
Refer to the following optional command line values you can also
use. Append the values within the string containing the msi arguments.
For example:
FileTracker.exe /s /v"/qn /L*v
C:\temp\FileTrackerSetup.txt LICENSE_ACCEPTED=true"
Command Line Values |
Settings |
/L*v C:\temp\FileTrackerSetup.txt |
Verbose installation
log and specific log location. If you intend to specify a log location,
create the directory before running the silent install. If the directory
is not created ahead of time, the install will fail. |
- (On Vista using Internet Explorer 7.0 only) Add the Workplace URL to the browser security
tab as follows:
- In the Internet Explorer 7.0 browser, click . Click the Security tab.
- Select Trusted Sites, and click the Sites button.
- Add the Workplace URL
and click Add.
- Click OK, and OK again
to save changes.
If you want file tracking to be available to all users who have
downloaded the File Tracker application, set the Enable file tracking
preference in the site preferences. For more information, see .