Our products can be installed silently using a .bat file or the Windows command line. This article is just a list of the possible command line arguments. This is taken from the QC-CALC Real-Time Reference Manual. These arguments can be used in silent install of QC-CALC (RT, SPC, and/or Monitor), Gage, GageStation, or SPC Office Buddy. Unless noted, these arguments are used to install versions 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and later.
Argument | Options | Function | Status |
installprod
| RT, SPC, Mon, Ent, RTMon, SPCMon, All
| Specifies product(s) to silently install | Supported
New argument added in 4.3 |
activationpref
| CALC, RT, SPC, GS
| Specifies product type to license using PLS | Supported |
destinationpath
| Installation path. This must be specified or the install wizard will pop an interactive screen that the user must approve the destination path. | Defines the destination folder the will be the root for the installed Prolink application(s). This is typically a path like "C:\Program Files (x86)\Prolink\QC-CALC 4.3\". (This trailing slash [\] is needed.) | Supported |
adminpath
| Path to an Admin Tools folder | Defines Admin Tools file path. (Used in versions before RT 4.3.22 released in Dec 2024. This version moved the .adm files into SQL or Global.dat.) | Supported but this will not be used after 4.3.22 |
username
| First and Last name | Sets Tools > Options > Global > Customer Information > User Name. Used in reports. Stored in prolink.xml | Supported
|
companyname
| Company name | Sets Tools > Options > Global > Customer Information > Company Name. Used in reports. Stored in prolink.xml. | Supported
|
usergroup
| User group name | The user group to apply when the program is opened. | Supported |
plsserver
| PLS Server name | PLS Server for license activation. | Supported |
plspassword
| PLS Password | Password for PLS license activation. | Supported |
plsport
| TCP port number | Port used by PLS for license activation (if non-standard). Default is 25928. | Supported |
psn
| Prolink Serial Number | PSN of license to use for activation via PLS of all applications being installed. | Supported
old way to identify the license. |
activationcode
| License activation code | Used to activate all install applications (without using PLS) | Supported |
sqlservername
| SQL Server name | Sets SQL Server name in Tools > Options > Data Storage | Supported
but it may not work on some applications before 4.3. |
sqldatabasename
| SQL database name | Sets the SQL database name in Tools > Options > Data Storage | Supported
but it may not work on some applications before 4.3. |
sqluser
| SQL Server user name | Sets the SQL Server user name in Tools > Options > Data Storage | Supported
but it may not work on some applications before 4.3. |
sqlpassword
| SQL Server password | Sets the SQL Server password in Tools > Options > Data Storage | Supported
but it may not work on some applications before 4.3. |
sqluserwindowsauth
| 0 or 1
| Enables (1) or disables (0) using a Windows user name for SQL Server authentication (toggles setting in Tools > Options > Data Storage) | Supported
but it may not work on some applications before 4.3. |
sqlencrypt
| 0 or 1
| Enables (1) or disables (0) using encryption when connecting to SQL Server (toggles setting in Tools > Options > Data Storage) | Supported
but it may not work on some applications before 4.3. |
activationpref
The activation preference flag is used to specify the product type to license. Possible values for the
activationpref are:
CALC (QC-CALC Enterprise - QC-CALC SPC & QC-CALC Real-Time) RT (QC-CALC Real-Time only)SPC (QC-CALC SPC only)GS (GageStation - QC-CALC Real-Time & QC-Gage) Mon (QC-CALC Monitor)
installprod
The installed product flag is used to specify the products to install. Possible values for installprod include: RT, SPC, Mon, Ent, RTMon, SPCMon, and All.
RT (QC-CALC Real-Time)SPC (QC-CALC SPC)Mon (QC-CALC Monitor)Ent (QC-CALC Real-Time & QC-CALC SPC)RTMon (QC-CALC Real-Time & QC-CALC Monitor)SPCMon (QC-CALC SPC & QC-CALC Monitor)All (QC-CALC Real-Time, QC-CALC SPC & QC-CALC Monitor)
Notes
- Put double-quotes around the path to the installer, e.g.:
"C:\Users\Sophie\Downloads\QCCALCDemo43New.exe"; - Put semicolons (
;) after each argument, e.g. ;/silent;destinationpath= /silent must be included after the path to the installer, but before other arguments
Example Commands
This command uses all possible command line arguments. It will install QC-CALC Real-Time and QC-CALC SPC, activate them as QC-CALC Enterprise using PLS with a login and password and set up the SQL Server connection information.
"\\prolink1\Make\Demo\QCCALCDemo43.exe";/silent;destinationpath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Prolink\QC-CALC 4.3\;adminpath=H:\SPC\Admin\;usergroup=Operator;username=Bruce; companyname=My Co.;plsserver= Prolink1;plsport=25928; plspassword=;activationpref=CALC;installprod=Ent;sqlservername=MyServer\SQLExpress; sqldatatabasename=qc_calc;sqluser=qccadmin;sqlpassword=NimdaccQ12; sqluserwindowsauth=0;sqlencrypt=0;
Here is a simpler example that will install only QC-CALC Real-Time and QC-CALC Monitor:
"C:\Users\Sophie\Downloads\QCCALCDemo43.exe";/silent;destinationpath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Prolink\QC-CALC 4.3 MON;installprod=RTMon