The data captured in the response file provides a detailed, reliable record of the installation choices made during an interactive installation.

The response file includes:

  • A header identifying the OpenEdge version number and application details.
  • Section labels defined by brackets for easy referencing.
  • Each dialog box comment section that is identified with the label DESCRIPTION and the specific dialog box title.
  • Legible descriptions of the fields of each dialog box.
  • Only the values captured during the interactive install are stored in the response file. There is no extraneous content.
  • Dialog boxes are sequenced in the same order as presented in the online installation.
  • A complete list of products installed.

The response file that you create is never overwritten by subsequent silent installations. If you re-run the silent installation to add products to an existing installation, a new file is created with an integer suffix; for example, response.ini.1. Additional subsequent silent installations result in the response files named response.ini.2, response.ini.3, and so forth. All response files are created in your OpenEdge installation directory.

Ensure that you add the IgnoreDOTNETWarning property below the the Serial Number And Control Codes section of the response file. This property allows you to choose if you want to continue the OpenEdge silent installation with or without installing the Microsoft .NET Framework from the Microsoft website. The value of this property is set to YES by default which allows you to continue with the silent installation. You can set the value of this property to NO if you want the silent installation process to terminate automatically in absence of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Note: Please note that OpenEdge can be installed even if you do not have a Microsoft .NET Framework on your machine. However, OpenEdge development components will not function till you download an appropriate version of Microsoft .NET Framework. For details about Microsoft .NET Framework versions and requirements, see the OpenEdge 12 Platform Compatibility Guide.
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You can manually add the license addendum file path to the response.ini file by adding the LicenseAddendumFile= parameter after the Serial Number And Control Codes Dialog section. When the silent installation is run, the license gets added automatically.