Installation using unattended install (EXE)

Modified on Tue, 19 Jul, 2022 at 1:40 PM

The plug-in can also be installed by using unattended install. To do this, enter the following parameters in the installation process:

Note Old versions of the system should automatically uninstall before a new version is installed. Should this cause problems, please click here.

Parameter	Value	Meaning of value
OFFICEEXCELACTIVE	0 or 1	0 = inactive / 1 = active
OFFICEOUTLOOKACTIVE	0 or 1	0 = inactive / 1 = active
OFFICEPOWERPOINTACTIVE	0 or 1	0 = inactive / 1 = active
OFFICEWORDACTIVE	0 or 1	0 = inactive / 1 = active
SUBSCRIPTION	Subscription code	Subscription code will be provided by eformity (only in combination with a Cloud subscription)
DEFAULTSERVER	Servername:port	The server and port that need connecting to (only in combination with on-premise installation)
SERVERTYPE	Cloud or OnPremise	Only for on-premise install
SHOWFIRSTRUN	0 or 1	0 = do not show information screen 1 = show information screen
/exenoui /qn	n.v.t.	No interface

Example unattended install

When installing for the Cloud platform:

eformity_MicrosoftOfficeAddin.exe /exenoui /qn SUBSCRIPTION=Installatiecode OFFICEOUTLOOKACTIVE=1 OFFICEPOWERPOINTACTIVE=1 OFFICEWORDACTIVE=1

When installing for on-premise:

eformity_MicrosoftOfficeAddin.exe /exenoui /qn DEFAULTSERVER=<server> SERVERTYPE=OnPremise OFFICEOUTLOOKACTIVE=1 OFFICEPOWERPOINTACTIVE=1 OFFICEWORDACTIVE=1

Please note if the parameter for DEFAULTSERVER is a web address, a | (pipe) has to be used between the : and the // of the address and encapsulated by “ (double quote).

Example: DEFAULTSERVER=”https:|//subdomain.domain.tld”.

Unattended uninstall

To uninstall the add-in, the following command can be used:

eformity_MicrosoftOfficeAddin.exe /exenoui /x // /qn REMOVEAPPLICATIONDATA=1

The parameter ‘REMOVEAPPLICATIONDATA’ can have the value 0 or 1 (0 is default) and ensures the removal of application data. If this command is executed under the current user account, application data of the current user is also removed.