A silent installation configuration file is a text file that you create, for example, silent.cfg. This file must contain the following arguments:

USER_INSTALL_DIR=installation directory
EVAL=0
LICENSED=1
KEYLIST=key_value 
USERNAME=user_name 
COMPANYNAME=company_name
SERIALNUMBER=serial_number_value 

## Optionally, overwrite a specific file
-fileOverwrite_filename=(Yes | No)

The following table describes the keyword-value pairs used when creating a configuration file.

Table 1. Configuration File Keywords
Keyword Description
USER_INSTALL_DIR Specifies the full path to the directory where you want to install the drivers. This cannot be the same directory as the temporary installation directory.
EVAL Specifies whether this is an evaluation install. Type 0 to specify a licensed installation. Note that the silent installation method does not support evaluation installs.
LICENSED Specifies whether this is a licensed install. Type 1 to specify a licensed installation. Note that the silent installation method does not support evaluation installs.
KEYLIST Specifies your product license key, including dashes. If specifying multiple keys, separate them using a space. For example: 123-456-7890 234-567-8901 345-678-9012.
USERNAME Specifies your name.
COMPANYNAME Specifies your company name. The company name can include spaces.
SERIALNUMBER Specifies the serial number provided for your purchased product.
-fileOverwrite_filename Indicates whether the silent installer should overwite a specific file (optional). For example, if you are overwriting an existing ODBC installation and want to update the Progress DataDirect for ODBC uninstaller (/home/john/Progress/uninstall_ODBC_80.lax), then include the following line in the response file:
-fileOverwrite_/home/john/Progress/uninstall_ODBC_80.lax=Yes