Installing ArcGIS Mobile silently
ArcGIS Mobile can be installed without a user interface (UI) by running the setup using Windows Installer command line parameters.
Requirements
- Windows Installer version 3.1 must be installed and running on your machine prior to running the ArcGIS Mobile setup silently. The Windows Installer executable, instmsi3.exe, can be accessed from the ArcGIS Mobile installation media to install the Windows Installer if required.
- All previous versions must be uninstalled before you proceed with the silent installation. See Uninstalling previous versions for more information.
- System requirements must be met. See ArcGIS Mobile system requirements for more information.
- To install the Software Developer Kit feature, Visual Studio 2008 SP1 must be installed on your machine.
ArcGIS Mobile installation command line parameters
The following are the command line switches to execute the ArcGIS Mobile MSI directly. Use these with the MSI direct commands as required.
|
Parameter |
Value |
Case sensitive |
Required |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
INSTALLDIR |
No |
ArcGIS Mobile installation location. If not specified, the installation location is %System Drive%\Program Files\ArcGIS\Mobile10.0. |
How to perform a typical installation of ArcGIS Mobile without user interaction
Run this command from the command line to install ArcGIS Mobile.
Msiexec /i <setup location>\setup.msi /qb
Additional command line parameters are available:
INSTALLDIR=<installation directory> can be used to specify an installation location. The default location is C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Mobile10.0 if no INSTALLDIR parameter is given.
Note:/qb provides a basic UI of progress status and error handling; /qn provides no UI at all.
Refer to the Microsoft command line options information for full details (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/command_line_options.asp).
How to perform a custom installation of ArcGIS Mobile silently
Run this command from the command line to perform a custom ArcGIS Mobile installation:
Msiexec /I <setup location>\setup.msi /qb ADDLOCAL=<feature1>,<feature2>,.... /qb
Specify installation features as follows:
ADDLOCAL feature | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
Software Developer Kit | Software Developer Kit | Develop extensions to ArcGIS mobile applications or embed GIS into existing field applications. |
Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Application | A task-driven Windows touch application used to complete mobile projects. |
Tablet | Windows Application | A task-driven Windows touch application used to create mobile projects. |
Project Center | Mobile Project Center | Use Mobile Project Center to create and manage mobile projects for use with ArcGIS Mobile field applications. |
GP Tools | Geoprocessing Tools | Create Mobile Maps and synchronize changes from the field to the office using the Mobile Geoprocessing tools located in the Mobile toolbox. |