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Oracle Silent Install/Response File Problem
Hello,
I have been feverishly trying to make a silent client installation of Oracle 8.1.7 (with no Net8 component) using a response file. I have looked through Oracle documentation on this as well as looked at the question/answer entries from this site (Q_20284666 and Q_20399649). I want essentially a typical application user client install with nothing fancy.
I have a batch file with the following line so I don't have to keep typing in a DOS window:
setup.exe -responsefile client.rsp -silent -nowelcome
I have tried this on an XP SP1 machine and a W2K SP2 system. Nothing happens.
The silentinstall.log says "silentInstall2003-02-25_1 0-51-53-AM .log
No forced value specified for the variable ORACLE_HOME, associated with property ToLocation, in dialog File Locations."
The client.rsp file resides in the main folder of the installation source files on the local c: drive. The \stage\ folder is at the same level as my batch file and rsp file. I have tried using the full local path in the response file to the products.jar but nothing happens.
Directory structure:
c:\orcl817\...
\orcl817\orcl817.bat
\orcl817\client.rsp
\orcl817\stage\products.ja r
Here is a copy of the client.rsp file:
[General]
RESPONSEFILE_VERSION="8.1. 7"
[SESSION]
FROM_LOCATION="stage\produ cts.jar"
FROM_LOCATION_CD_LABEL=<Va lue Unspecified>
NEXT_SESSION_RESPONSE=<Val ue Unspecified>
ORACLE_HOME="c:\Oracle\Ora 81"
TOLOCATION="="c:\Oracle\Or a81" (from one of Q articles)
ORACLE_HOME_NAME="OraHome8 1"
TOPLEVEL_COMPONENT={"oracl e.client", "8.1.7.0.0 "}
SHOW_SPLASH_SCREEN=false
SHOW_WELCOME_PAGE=false
SHOW_COMPONENT_LOCATIONS_P AGE=false
SHOW_CUSTOM_TREE_PAGE=fals e
SHOW_SUMMARY_PAGE=false
SHOW_INSTALL_PROGRESS_PAGE =true
SHOW_REQUIRED_CONFIG_TOOL_ PAGE=true
SHOW_OPTIONAL_CONFIG_TOOL_ PAGE=false
SHOW_RELEASE_NOTES=false
SHOW_END_SESSION_PAGE=fals e
SHOW_EXIT_CONFIRMATION=fal se
NEXT_SESSION=false
NEXT_SESSION_ON_FAIL=false
#
# Oracle8i Client
#
[oracle.client_8.1.7.0.0]
INSTALL_TYPE="AppUser"
#
# Net8 Configuration Assistant
#
[oracle.networking.netca_8 .1.7.0.0]
OPTIONAL_CONFIG_TOOLS={}
s_responseFileName=<Value Unspecified>
b_launchNETCA=false
I have been feverishly trying to make a silent client installation of Oracle 8.1.7 (with no Net8 component) using a response file. I have looked through Oracle documentation on this as well as looked at the question/answer entries from this site (Q_20284666 and Q_20399649). I want essentially a typical application user client install with nothing fancy.
I have a batch file with the following line so I don't have to keep typing in a DOS window:
setup.exe -responsefile client.rsp -silent -nowelcome
I have tried this on an XP SP1 machine and a W2K SP2 system. Nothing happens.
The silentinstall.log says "silentInstall2003-02-25_1
No forced value specified for the variable ORACLE_HOME, associated with property ToLocation, in dialog File Locations."
The client.rsp file resides in the main folder of the installation source files on the local c: drive. The \stage\ folder is at the same level as my batch file and rsp file. I have tried using the full local path in the response file to the products.jar but nothing happens.
Directory structure:
c:\orcl817\...
\orcl817\orcl817.bat
\orcl817\client.rsp
\orcl817\stage\products.ja
Here is a copy of the client.rsp file:
[General]
RESPONSEFILE_VERSION="8.1.
[SESSION]
FROM_LOCATION="stage\produ
FROM_LOCATION_CD_LABEL=<Va
NEXT_SESSION_RESPONSE=<Val
ORACLE_HOME="c:\Oracle\Ora
TOLOCATION="="c:\Oracle\Or
ORACLE_HOME_NAME="OraHome8
TOPLEVEL_COMPONENT={"oracl
SHOW_SPLASH_SCREEN=false
SHOW_WELCOME_PAGE=false
SHOW_COMPONENT_LOCATIONS_P
SHOW_CUSTOM_TREE_PAGE=fals
SHOW_SUMMARY_PAGE=false
SHOW_INSTALL_PROGRESS_PAGE
SHOW_REQUIRED_CONFIG_TOOL_
SHOW_OPTIONAL_CONFIG_TOOL_
SHOW_RELEASE_NOTES=false
SHOW_END_SESSION_PAGE=fals
SHOW_EXIT_CONFIRMATION=fal
NEXT_SESSION=false
NEXT_SESSION_ON_FAIL=false
#
# Oracle8i Client
#
[oracle.client_8.1.7.0.0]
INSTALL_TYPE="AppUser"
#
# Net8 Configuration Assistant
#
[oracle.networking.netca_8
OPTIONAL_CONFIG_TOOLS={}
s_responseFileName=<Value Unspecified>
b_launchNETCA=false
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I tried it, but still same error message in silentinstall.log
Strangely enough, one of co-workers suggested to not use the '-silent' and '-nowelcome' switches. I thought he was crazy because that's what the Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide says to use. Anyway, I ran the following:
setup.exe -responsefile <path to rsp>
And Oracle 8.1.7 got installed with a progress window showing. Imagine that.