dude i know how to use CMDOW

what i want is a totally silent install. no dialog box

i think autoit or a msi. I am making a msi in a few minutes. totally silent

for now here is just a simple installer with w/ that darn dialog box.

http://ezshare.de/files-en/185570/Cuteftpsetup.exe.html

crap the msi i will try for an autoit instead

You are correct to make completely silent change the \qb to \qn.

To change the install directory just add installdir={directory you want to install into} before the \qn or \qb

I also corrected the version number to 6, my mistake.

@Asta

ha... sorry man. you know as soon as I hit add reply i figured that was a pretty silly remark. you def know your stuff around here...

@ staple

You rule. That /qn trick gets rid of that status box and installdir works like a charm.

One question.. what exactly does the isscript.msi do?

Thanks a ton.

@Asta

ha... sorry man. you know as soon as I hit add reply i figured that was a pretty silly remark. you def know your stuff around here...

no problem... i am here to learn just like u. I learn something new everyday.

the installshield i am making is giving me some problems.

Isscript.msi is the Installshield script engine. Installshield puts custom actions in there MSI files (that it creates) that rely on a external script processor.. the script engine is the external processor.

Installshield then wraps the two msi files in a exe with other files to check to make sure MSI is installed and the the script engine is installed. This exe is like a all in one solution instead of having the users download a script engine and the install.

after you have the script engine installed you normally do not have to reinstall it but sometimes installshield changes versions and the main install MSI may fail.

I normally include it because that way it always works.

So is the same script engine used for every msi installshield? In other words, can I take that iisscript.msi extracted from CuteFTP and use it with another msi thats packaged similarly?

So is the same script engine used for every msi installshield?

No. Only "script msi's". This isn't necessary on basic msi projects wrapped into an exe.

Thanks staples for the info!

totoymola and i have been at this for 6 hours and we cant get it.

Haha! That is exaggerated. I was acutually watching a movie.

How can you tell script msi's apart from 'normal' msi's?

and last question.. how are you guys importing your ftp sites automatically?

How can you tell script msi's apart from 'normal' msi's?

Not sure, but I can tell by looking at the temp folder when I run the installer. And basic msi's don't have .iss files. I'm not really sure. Maybe I'm wrong.

how are you guys importing your ftp sites automatically?

I think it's in your %appdata% folder.

I found it and tested

Here is where the registration key is stored. So if u hv a key...

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\GlobalSCAPE][HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\GlobalSCAPE\CuteFTP Home]

"RegUserName"="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\GlobalSCAPE\CuteFTP Home\Index]

"1"=hex:41,35,55,52,47,54,37,38,42,55,43,44,51,39,00

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\GlobalSCAPE\CuteFTP Professional]

"RegUserName"="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

"BuyURL"="http://www.globalscape.com/cgi-bin/links.cgi?page=purchase&product=pr6&language=english"

"CareerOpportunitiesURL"="http://www.globalscape.com/cgi-bin/links.cgi?page=careers&product=pr6&language=english"

"DiscussionURL"="http://www.globalscape.com/cgi-bin/links.cgi?page=discussion&product=pr6&language=english"

"FeedbackURL"="http://www.globalscape.com/cgi-bin/links.cgi?page=featurerequest&product=pr6&language=english"

"KnowledgeBaseURL"="http://www.globalscape.com/cgi-bin/links.cgi?page=knowledgebase&product=pr6&language=english"

"LostKeyURL"="http://www.globalscape.com/cgi-bin/links.cgi?page=lostkey&product=pr6&language=english"

"ManRegisterURL"="http://www.globalscape.com/register"

"SupportURL"="http://www.globalscape.com/cgi-bin/links.cgi?page=support&product=pr6&language=english"

"SurveyURL"="http://www.globalscape.com/cgi-bin/links.cgi?page=survey&product=pr6&language=english"

"WhyRegisterURL"="http://www.globalscape.com/cgi-bin/links.cgi?page=purchase&product=pr6&language=english"

"AdvertisingURL"="http://www.globalscape.com/cgi-bin/links.cgi?page=advertise&product=pr6&language=english"

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\GlobalSCAPE\CuteFTP Professional\Index]

"3"=hex:73,6f,2c,20,77,68,61,74,27,73,20,75,70,21,21

"1"=hex:41,35,55,52,47,54,37,38,42,55,43,44,51,39,00

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\GlobalSCAPE\CuteFTP Professional\Launcher]

"AuxiliaryCmdLine"="C:\\Program Files\\GlobalSCAPE\\CuteFTP Professional\\"

"GUICmdLine"="C:\\Program Files\\GlobalSCAPE\\CuteFTP Professional\\\\cuteftppro.exe"

"TECmdLine"="C:\\Program Files\\GlobalSCAPE\\CuteFTP Professional\\\\ftpte.exe"

pleas note if u donwload the latest version from cuteftp. it has a bug

u can't uninstall it via add/remove programs.

My 2 cents for my first post:

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\GlobalSCAPE\CuteFTP Professional\Index]

"3"=hex:73,6f,2c,20,77,68,***

"1"=hex:41,35,55,52,47,54,***

Thoses two keys seems to depend on the Key : didn't work for me until I put the key generated by a clean install using my key. The online check seems not to like those too much in my case. I only install the Pro version and only got the second "1" key btw.

Anyway, first time I launch CuteFTP, it pops up with the Enter your Serial windows (I double check my key and all).

Second try : I change the reg file to reflect the "1" key genrated by a non-silent install : works like a charm.

Am I writing some idiotic stuff ?

May be you want to hide those in your post ? And apologize if I am wrong.

i dont hv to remove it.

bec. w/ out my company name it is useless.