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Using parameter "-console" to installator shows Welcome message and then silently finishes without installing. Tested on linux (RedHat 9 / JDS 1.0) with beta build 200402042050. SOLUTION: Test if running in console and write out an error message "Please run as non console application".
The -console was not a requirement for the 3.6 installers and is stated as such in the engineering plan. Closing as invalid. This could also be reopened as an enhancement for 4.0.
OK, I'd like to ask you to investigate if there is any simple way how to disable "-console" parameter. I think it would be better to a) ignore parameter, b) print information "not supported parameter", c) something like that. (Some of this solution could be a bit more user friendly, I think) If it would be complicated, let's change it to ENH for promo-D.
diabled console mode in dev build 2/13.
Still reproducible with build 200402181900 on W2K SP3. Reopening.
I had to reinstate the console mode because the installers panels were failing without them. After doing this I forgot to reopen this bug. Thanks for catching this Karel. It turns out that in order to remove the console mode switch, that means I need to reimplement all our current panels to extend a different InstallShield class, WizardPanel instead of ExtendedWizardPanel. I am not ready to do this at this time. Also, since this was not a requirement as stated in my engineering plan, I'm making this an enhancement request.
Console mode implemented in 4.0. Marking as Fixed.
Verified.