Response File Syntax
NetCA response files are plain text files. Installer settings are specified as name/value pairs in the following form:
<name> = <value>
<name> is always a single string, with no spaces, and is case-insensitive.
<value> can be a number, Boolean, string, or string list. The different value types are shown in Table 2-3:
Type | Example |
---|---|
Number | 99 |
Boolean | TRUE |
String | “Sample string” |
String List | { “string1”, “string2” } |
Boolean values are completely case-insensitive.
Under some circumstances, and for no apparent reason, some string values must be enclosed in doubled double quotes. The two variables that need this special treatment are noted in Table 2-5. For example:
INSTALL_TYPE=""typical"" ...
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