Re: Automatic Client Only Installations

I tried RunDev and it allows to install silently only Developer 6i runtime (not all developer suite).
That's all I needed;
But, in conjunction with your tool, maybe I can more automatize the procedure!
Can you send me me more details (or material)? Thanks
André

"Jerry Alan Braga" <jabraga_at_flanagan.ca> ha scritto nel messaggio news:KPux9.180277$C8.437294_at_nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> I have read my posts about this and I had this similar problem.
>
> When looking into this I has able to find some undocumented features of
the
> Oracle installer about silent mode.
>
> With the use of a windows scripting tool called kiXtart I was able to
> automate all installation and patching of Oracle client based products to
> our clients upon logon to our network here. I basically use a command
line
> call to the Oracle installer providing it the specific products I need and
> run that in silent mode and allow Oracle installer to do the rest. The
> KixTart scripts just automate this for me and I have configured the
> installer to read an installer INI file to check the current installation
> against what the server says it that active one, (ie patch level). If the
> client is not up to that level the installer will be lauched to upgrade to
> that patch level. The scripts even have the provision of downgraded to a
> previous level if required.
>
> I anyone would be interested I could put a kit together to do this. It
> involved and requires
>
> 1. A Windows network that user log onto
> 2. A File server that enables netlogon and logon scripts
> 3. KixTart software configured to be installed on each client when logging
> 4. A directory where the Oracle Tools are installed to be launched.
>
>
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Received on Mon Nov 04 2002 - 15:29:53 CET