Project 2000. Windows Installer, страница 2

As noted in the above steps, SETUP.EXE parses customization information and passes that on to installation. There are three types of customization information that is passed on by SETUP.EXE. They are Command Line Switches, the information within the SETUP.INI file, and Setup Properties. Below we look more in-depth at these three areas.

The first area where we can customize a Microsoft Project 2000 installation is with switches. Switches are usually run from the command line, but can also be included in a batch file or a shortcut. Switches can customize installations in various ways. For example, to install Microsoft Project 2000 as an administrative install point, the /a switch would be used. (The /a switch also allows an .MSI file name to be specified.) When typed at a command prompt, the syntax would look as follows:

D:\setup.exe /a data1.msi

Command-Line Switches are most useful when few customizations are needed or when users want to create several different installations quickly. There is no need to edit any Project files (such as the Setup settings file) or run any special tools (such as the Office Custom Installation Wizard).

It is possible to create multiple custom installations by defining different command lines for different users or by creating multiple batch files or shortcuts. This method is especially useful if there is a need to create multiple deployment packages by using a systems management tool — and each package requires a different command line.

For example, if the Engineering and Accounting departments install the same version of Project but use unique organization names, the Administrator may create two shortcuts that have the following command lines:

setup.exe /q companyname="Engineering Department"

setup.exe /q companyname="Accounting Department"

Below is a list of switches that can be used when installing Microsoft Project 2000.