The data captured in the automatically-generated response.ini file provides a detailed, reliable snapshot of the installation choices made during an interactive installation.
The response.ini file includes:
A header version number and application details
Section labels defined by brackets for easy referencing
Each dialog box comment section identified with the label DESCRIPTION and the specific dialog box title
Easy-to-read descriptions of the fields of each dialog box
Only the values captured during the interactive install are stored in the response.ini file; there is no extraneous content
Dialog boxes that appear in the same order as in the online installation
A complete list of products installed
The original response.ini file is initially created when you run the Silent installation; it is never overwritten. If you re-run the Silent installation to add products to an existing installation, a new unique response.ini file is created. It is identified as response.ini.1, response.ini.2, response.ini.3, and so forth. These files will be saved to your installation directory.
Note: You can manually add the license addendum file path to the response.ini file by adding the LicenseAddendumFile= and the CompanyName= parameters after the Configuration Count section. The silent installation automatically adds the license and the company name for the license.
A header version number and application details
