OpenEdge includes the Microsoft Windows Installer package for OpenEdge client networking. You can run the installer interactively or in silent mode. By creating a script to run the installer in silent mode, you can distribute and maintain client networking throughout your environment quickly and easily.

The Windows Installer package for client networking is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions from the Progress Software Download Center.

Install client networking interactively

To launch the Windows Installer package, you must have administrator privileges on the machine where you are installing the client networking software. For information about planning your installation, see Before You Install.

Use the Windows Installer package to:

  1. Close all applications before launching the installer.

    Running applications or tasks may interfere with the installation because they could use files that OpenEdge needs to complete the installation. Stop any processes that are running and close any files that are located in the same directory where you want to install client networking.

  2. Find the PROGRESS_OE_12.2_WIN_<ARCH>_CLIENTNETWORKING.exe file (where <ARCH> indicates architecture of a system, either 32-bit or 64-bit) and launch it. The Welcome dialog box is displayed. Click Next.
  3. In the Choose Java Home dialog box, click Browse, and find the location of the JDK installation for the Java Home Directory. Click Next.
  4. In the License Agreement dialog box, select the option to accept the license agreement, and click Next.

    If the client networking software is not already installed, the Choose Destination and Working Path Directories dialog box is displayed.

    If the client networking software is already installed, then the Program Maintenance dialog box is displayed, enabling you to change, repair, or uninstall client networking. See Change, repair, or remove the client networking software.

  5. After you choose the destination and working directories for the client networking software, click Next.
  6. In the Language Choice dialog box, select the language you want your messages to appear in, and click Next.
  7. In the International Settings dialog box, select the options you want for the following, and click Next:
    • Character set, collation, and case
    • Date format
    • Number format
  8. When you are satisfied with your choices, click Install.

    The installation may take several minutes.

  9. When the the installation is complete, click Finish.
  10. To license the software, generate the OpenEdge configuration file, progress.cfg, and move it the same directory where you installed the client networking software. For more information, see Obtain the progress.cfg file.
    Note: If you put the configuration file in a directory other than the one where the client networking software is installed, then add the PROCFG environment variable and set the complete path of the configuration file (progress.cfg) as the value of PROCFG.

Install client networking in silent mode

You can run the Windows Installer package for client networking in silent mode by executing the following command and setting these properties: 

12.2: PROGRESS_OE_12.2_WIN_<ARCH>_CLIENTNETWORKING.exe /v "/l*v logfile.log
INSTALLDIR=ClientNetworking-install-path
WRK=ClientNetworking-work-path
JAVAHOME=JDK-install-path
PSCLANGUAGE=psc-language
DEFAULTLANGUAGE=default-language
DEFAULTCOUNTRY=country-name
CHARACTERSET=charset
COLLATION=value
CASE=caseset
NUMBERFORMAT=\"number-format\"
NUMBERSEPARATOR=separator
NUMBERDECIMALPOINT=decimal
DATEFORMAT=date-format /qb"
where:
  • ARCH indicates the architecture of a system, either 32-bit or 64-bit.
  • logfile.log parameter is the full path for an optional log file.
The properties you specify in the command are described in the following table:
Property name Description Valid Values
INSTALLDIR Fully qualified path to the directory in which the OpenEdge client networking software is installed. NA
WRK Fully qualified path to your working directory. NA
JAVAHOME Fully qualified path to your Java install directory. NA
PSCLANGUAGE Additional languages that can be used in messages generated by the client networking software.
  • cze
  • dut
  • ame
  • eng
  • fre
  • ger
  • ita
  • pol
  • por
  • brz
  • spa
  • sla
  • swe
  • sch
DEFAULTLANGUAGE Default language to be used in messages generated by the client networking software.
  • Chinese
  • Czech
  • Dutch
  • English - International
  • English - Amercian
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Swedish
  • Spanish
  • Spanish - Latin America
DEFAULTCOUNTRY Nation where the client networking software is installed.
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Czech_Republic
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United_Kingdom
  • United_States
CHARACTERSET Character set used by the default language. Aligns with the -cpinternal and -cpstream values included in the $DLC/startup.pf file.

Valid values for the combination of Characterset, Collation, and Case properties are as follows:

  • 1250 Croatian Basic
  • 1250 Czech Basic
  • 1250 Hungarian Basic
  • 1250 Polish Basic
  • 1250 Romanian Basic
  • 1250 Slovenian Basic
  • 1251 Russian Basic
  • 1252 Basic Basic
  • 1252 Basic French
  • 1252 Danish Basic
  • 1252 Finnish Basic
  • 1252 German9 Basic
  • 1252 German-Library Basic
  • 1252 Icelandic Basic
  • 1252 Norwegian Basic
  • 1252 Spanish9 Basic
  • 1252 Swedish Basic
  • 1253 Greek Basic
  • 1254 Turkish Basic
  • 1256 Arabic9 Basic
  • 1256 Basic Basic
  • 1257 Lithuanian Basic
  • 620-253 Basic Basic
  • CP936 Basic Basic
  • CP949 Basic Basic
  • CP950 Basic Basic
  • SP950-HKSCS Basic Basic
  • ISO8859-1 Basic Basic
  • ISO8859-1 Basic French
  • ISO8859-1 German9 Basic
  • ISO8859-1 German-Library Basic
  • ISO8859-1 Icelandic Basic
  • ISO8859-1 Norwegian Basic
  • ISO8859-1 Spanish9 Basic
  • ISO8859-1 Swedish Basic
  • ISO8859-15 Basic Basic
  • ISO8859-15 Basic French
  • ISO8859-15 Danish Basic
  • ISO8859-15 Finnish Basic
  • ISO8859-15 German9 Basic
  • ISO8859-15 Icelandic Basic
  • ISO8859-15 Norwegian Basic
  • ISO8859-15 Spanish9 Basic
  • ISO8859-15 Swedish Basic
  • ISO8859-15 Hebrew Basic
  • UTF-8 Basic Basic
  • SHIFT-JIS Basic Basic
COLLATION Sorting rules and accent sensitivity properties that correspond to the default language.
CASE Distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters that correspond to the default language.
NUMBERFORMAT Character format used to store, manage and display numeric data as per the international convention.
  • 1'234,56 (apostrophe, comma)
  • 1'234.56 (apostrophe, period)
  • 1,234$56 (comma, dollar)
  • 1,234.56 (comma, period)
  • 1.234,56 (period, comma)
  • 1.234$56 (period, dollar)
  • 1 234,56 (space, comma)
  • 1 234.56 (space, period)
  • 1 234,56 (non-breaking space, comma)
  • 1 234.56 (non-breaking space, period)
NUMBERSEPARATOR Character used to separate the different groupings of digits (hundreds, thousands).
  • 32—Space
  • 36—Dollar
  • 39—Apostrophe
  • 44—Comma
  • 46—Period
  • 160—Non-breaking space
NUMBERDECIMALPOINT Character used to separate the integer segment from the fractional segment of a number.
  • 32—Space
  • 36—Dollar
  • 39—Apostrophe
  • 44—Comma
  • 46—Period
  • 160—Non-breaking space
DATEFORMAT Specify date format used to display dates in an application using a three-character string of the letters: d, m, and y in any order. Its value aligns with the -d value included in the $DLC/startup.pf file
  • dmy
  • mdy
  • ydm

Change, repair, or remove the client networking software

If the client networking software is already installed on your machine, you can run the Windows Installer package to change, repair, or remove client networking. Launch the installer and make your changes.

Uninstalling client networking also removes the configuration information from the registry so that no conflicts occur with subsequent OpenEdge installations.